Richard Barnett vs William Henry Kraus Pollock (1886)

Richard Barnett vs William Henry Kraus Pollock
Belfast 1886 · Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29) · 0-1

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Dec-09-04		mjk: White blunders with 56.e3? and throws away the draw.

Dec-09-04		azaris: I'll use this game to justify my dubious knight sacs. "But look at this, the knight is barely worth two pawns!"

Dec-09-04		drukenknight: 55 Na3 should work, after 55..c3 56. Nc2+ Kb3 57 Nd4+ Kb2 58. Kc4 a4 59. Kd3 a3 60. Nc2 a2 61. Na1 Hmm, now what about move 56?

Dec-09-04		aw1988: drukenknight, your posted line does indeed lead to a draw. 56. Ke3?? does indeed throw away a perfectly good draw: 56. Nc3! a3 57. Na2+ (57. Nb1?? a2 ) Kb3 58. Nc3! (58. Nc1+ also works: 58...Kb2 59. Kxc4 Kxc1 60. Kb3=) and now if 58...a2 there is 59. Nxa2 Kxa2 60. Kxc4 (or just to annoy your opponent 60. Kc3 :) and if 58...Kb2 simply 59. Kxc4 with a draw.

Dec-09-04		drukenknight: It is a good study of N vs 2 Pawns, both on move 55 and move 56. Make a mental note.

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