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John Nunn vs Ralph Seewald
Alkmaar (1985) (exhibition), Alkmaar NED
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)  ·  0-1

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Dec-09-15  Seewald1964: Lol I played this game against GM Nunn in a simultanous game not my Pieter C Seewald. Anyway it was the old standard variation of the Marshall gambit and since this is never played anymore it is no surprise Nunn got a bit astray.
Dec-10-15  King Radio: Nice game, even for a simul.
Apr-14-17  ChessHigherCat: Great miniature. I wonder whether 19..Bxg2 would have been better than the game line (which obviously sufficed). If 19..Bxg2, 20. Kxg2 Qh2# or 20. Qxg2 Bxe1 21. Bxe1 Qxd4+ or if 20. Qxg2 Bxe1 21. Bg5 Bf2+ 22. Qxf2 Qxg5 but the big question is what happens if 21. Bf2+ Kf1? Black still wins the exchange, right?
Apr-15-17
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  tpstar: <ChessHigherCat> 19 ... Bg4 is a discovered mate threat (20 ... Qh2#) and clearing the f1 square (20. Qd3) leads to 20 ... Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh1#. The only defense is 20. Qf3 which loses instantly to 20 ... Bxf3 21. gxf3? Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Qf2#. You always choose mate over material.

This line is a variant of a famous trap which all Marshall Gambit players should know. In the main line with 8. c3 d5 (without 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d5 like here) after 16. Qxf2 Opening Explorer :


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1) 16 ... Bg3?? loses to 17. Qxf7+! Rxf7 18. Re8# S Sery vs Z Vecsey, 1921

2) 16 ... Bh2+! wins after 17. Kf1 (17. Kxh2/Kh1 Qxf2) Bg3 18. Qxf7+?? Rxf7+ because this time the recapture on f7 is with check J W te Kolste vs Loman, 1921

Apr-15-17  ChessHigherCat: <tpstar: You always choose mate over material.> Especially when you choose your mate in California and have to kiss 50% of your material goodbye when you get divorced! Just kidding, that's very interesting. I didn't know the Bh2+ zwischenzug and would have fallen into the g3 trap, being a century or so behind on theory :-)

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