Frederic Deacon vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1862)

Frederic Deacon vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London m-B 6263 1862 · Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) · 1-0

Given 27 times; par: 40 [what's this?]

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Sep-08-04		mjk: Not the way to decline the Evan's Gambit. Does 9...xa1 work?

Sep-08-04		sneaky pete: <mjk> 9... Bxa1 10.Qf3+ Qf6 11.Nc4 .. gives white and two s for the . After 9... Kxg8 white gets only two s for the and black should have won with best play (22... g5 instead of 22... Kh7).

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