John C Yoos vs Aron Kapstan (1997)

John C Yoos vs Aron Kapstan
09 1997 · King's Gambit: Accepted. King's Knight Gambit (C34) · 1-0

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Apr-22-07		Phony Benoni: An odd combination of King's Gambit and Smith-Morra. The two queen "give-ups" (hard to call them sacrifices) were probably the best chances available. Black's only other choice instead of 17...Qxd6 was 17...Qe8, when 18.Qh4+ Kg8 19.Ng5 looks deadly. And 19.Rxe6 is not just being fancy; it's worth giving up queen for rook and bishop to save the knight on d5. Taking the queen just leaves Black down N+P; best just to forget about the whole mess and get ready for the next game. For the record, the game was played in round 9 of the Canadian Open in Winnipeg. White was rated 2410, Black 2227.

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