Gioachino Greco vs NN (1620)

Gioachino Greco vs NN
Miscellaneous Game 1620 · French Defense: Mediterranean Defense (C00) · 1-0

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Jul-31-04		RonB52734: After Greco, the French does not reappear in the database until the 1830s. See MacDonnell vs G B Fraser, 1831

Sep-13-04		Knight13: I beat my computer using Qh8# with pawn on g6, too. Good game.

Feb-18-05		InspiredByMorphy: Blacks last chance to play d5 was 5. ...d5 which would have kept the game going. Now if 6.e5 Ne4

Oct-20-05		DeepBlade: Greco doesnt touch his Queenside pieces! With a Knight sacrifice, he activates his sleeping Rook on H1, and with the G5 pawn attacking the escape-squares of the Black King, the mate attack with the Queen is just pure chess intuition.

Nov-27-06		Stellar King: I am pretty sure this was one of the examples in Vladimir Vukovic's famous THE ART OF ATTACK IN CHESS in the splendid Classical Bishop Sacrifice section.

Nov-27-06		syracrophy: Was also mate with 12.h7+ f8 13.h8+ e7 14.xg7#

Jun-04-07		Vincenzo76: The best of the first 6 games of the database. It shows the mistake of not challenging the centre and castling too quick. A diamond!!! I suggest it too play it against beginners who don't know opening theory

Oct-13-07		Ruy Lopez: Some computers too....... I, as black had this game. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. 0-0 Bd6 8. Re1+ Be6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ba6 0-0 13. b3 Ng4 14. Rxe6 Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qh1+ 16. Ke2 Qxg2 16. Rxc6 Qxf2+ 17. Kd3 Qe3# something like that. I had an imaginary board in my head to write this down, but you get the idea.

Aug-10-08		just a kid: Not such a bad game by greco.

Jan-10-09		WhiteRook48: isn't this called the "Greek gift sacrifice?"

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