John Elburg vs F Kvotidian (1988)

John Elburg vs F Kvotidian
corres EUR 1988 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Greco Gambit (C38) · 0-1

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Jul-15-07		tpstar: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 <The Fischer Defense by transposition, consolidating the gambit Pawn while the dark square blockade protects f7 - with best play, Black always wins> 7. c3 Nc6 <Black's KB & QN are developed first to pressure d4> 8. 0-0 <Strange to advance h2-h4 and then castle Kingside - consider trading h Pawns & KR Opening Explorer > Qe7 9. b4 <[last book move]<>> Bd7 <9 ... Bg4 10. b5 Nd8 11. Ba3 V Malaniuk vs Igor Ivanov, 1989 > 10. a4 0-0-0 <10 ... Qxe4?? 11. Re1> 11. a5 Nb8 <[11 ... Qxe4!? 12. Re1 Qf5 ]<>> 12. b5 Nf6 13. e5 <In the KGA White often hits the KN with e4-e5, but here Black's King is safely castled already> dxe5 14. Nxe5 Be6 15. Qb3 <[15. Ba3!? Qe8 16. b6 axb6 17. axb6 =]<>> Nd5 16. b6 <[16. Re1 g4 17. Ng6 fxg6 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxe7 Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Bxb3 21. Bxf4 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 =]<>> a6 <[16 ... axb6!? 17. a6 bxa6 18. Bxa6+ Nxa6 ]<>> 17. Ba3 <17. Bxa6!? is speculative and probably unsound, provided Black avoids 17 ... bxa6? 18. b7#> Qe8 18. Bxd5 <[18. bxc7!? Nxc7 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 =]<>> Rxd5 19. bxc7 Rxe5 <A Discovery on the Qb3> 20. cxb8=Q+ Kxb8 21. Bd6+ <Zwischenschach> Ka8 22. Qc2 <[22. Qb2 Re3 ]<>> Bf5 23. Qa4 Rb5 <The only move to avoid trading Queens> 24. Na3 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Bd3 <[25 ... Be4!? 26. Ra2 f3 ]<>> 26. Rfe1 <[26. Rf3!? Qe4 27. Nxb5 Bxb5 28. Qb3 ]<>> Qg3 27. Nxb5 Qxh4+ 28. Kg1 Bxb5 29. Qd1? <[29. Qc2 =]<>> g4 30. Bxf4 g3 31. Bxg3 <The threat of 31 ... Qh2# wins the Bishop for 2 Pawns> Qxg3 32. Qd2 Bf8 <[32 ... Rg8 ]<>> 33. Re3 Qg5 34. c4 Bc6 35. Re2 <35. d5? Bc5> Qg4 36. Rae1 <[36. Rf1 Bd6 37. c5 Bg3 ]<>> f5 <[35 ... Bd6 36. Re3 Rg8 37. Qf2 ]<>> 37. Rf1 Bd6 38. c5 Bg3 0-1 <The threat on h2 will win the exchange, but not 39. Re3 Bf4? 40. Rxf4! Qxf4 41. Re8+ & 42. Qxf4 and White wins material> <[39. Re3 Rd8 ]<>> <[Fritz 7]<>>

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