Simone Antonio Pacoret De Saint Bon vs Serafino Dubois (1862)

Simone Antonio Pacoret De Saint Bon vs Serafino Dubois
London 1862 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Gianutio Countergambit (C34) · 1-0

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Given 42 times; par: 10 [what's this?]

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Sep-22-04		InspiredByMorphy: The earliest game in the database involving 3. ...f5 . Whites Rook sacrifice is strange.

Sep-22-04		percyblakeney: My silicon friend thinks white is slightly better after 11.d4 instead of the not very successful rook sacrifice.

Sep-22-04		tpstar: Are we sure this is a win for Black? White threatens 15. Re8# and 15. Bxd6+ Ne7 16. Bxe7#. 14 ... Qe5 loses to 15. Bxd6+ Qe7 (15 ... Qxd6? 16. Re8#) 16. Bxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qxf3, while 14 ... Nxe1 falls to 15. Bxd6+ Ne7 16. Qxa1 (16 ... Nxc2 17. Qe5). What's the winning line?

Sep-22-04		acirce: It is certainly a win for White in the final position. Black is lost after 13.Ba3 already. Not too easy to defend the position after taking on a1 but in any case 12..Nge5 was a bad mistake. Plausible candidates: 12..g6, 12..Be7, 12..Nce5 (because then 13.Ba3 Nxf3+ 14.Kf1?? is certainly impossible)...

Sep-23-04		percyblakeney: Yes, the final position is actually won for white, one shouldn't look too much at the given score, I suppose... Fritz thinks black might survive after taking at a1, one line is 12.Nxc7 Nce5 13.Ba3 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Qd4+ 15.Kh1 Nf2+ 16.Kg2 Ne4 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Nxa8 b5 19.Bxb5 Bb7 20.fxe4 Qg6+ 21.Kf1 fxe4.

Sep-23-04		Honza Cervenka: The result is definitely incorrect. 11.Nb5 is not a strange sac but excellent shot. Lovely miniature!

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