Howard Staunton vs NN (1842)

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Howard Staunton vs NN
Casual game (1842), London ENG
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) · 1-0

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Oct-13-06		Autoreparaturwerkbau: 21.Rxe5! Not bad for year 1843.

Aug-15-20		fredthebear: Alternative 19th moves: There's nothing wrong with the delightful push 19.e6. White could have played 19.Bc4 hitting f7 again. 19...f6? was a poor move. Black had the practical 19...Nf6. White is still better, but the game could go on awhile, allowing Black time to complete development while responding to White's continued initiative after 20.exf7+. If Black captures 19...fxe6: click for larger view If 19...fxe6, then 20.Qh5 (see diagram above) threatening mate on h7. The two Black pawns are not enough protection after either one advances. One possible line is 20...h6 21.Qg6 Nf8 22.RxNf8+ RxRf8 23.Qh7+ Kf7 24.Bg6+ Kf6 25.Ne4#. Another possible line is 20...g6 21.Bxg6 hxBg6 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Rf7 threatening mate and the Black queen. So 20...Nf6 is better than advancing either flank pawn. The exchange sacrifice 21.RxNf6 leaves the Black queen tied to defense of her rook on the back rank; thus 21...gxRf6 allows 22.Bxh7+ K moves. White has fractured the pawn shield, but has no immediate checkmate; a White rook lift is needed to keep the fire going strong. Note that after 19...exf6 20.Bc4? allows Black to recover with 20...Nf6.

Aug-09-22		embeleco: 19. ...Nf6 Black is busted anyway: 20. exf7+ Qxf7 (20. ...Kxf7? 21.Rxe7 Rxe7 22.Ne4) (20. ...Kh8?? leads to #5.) 21. Bc4 Relatively best is 19. ...exf6 20. Qh5 g6 21. Bxg6 Rf8 22. Bd3 Still completely lost. Black's plan of pressuring e4 is not bad, but poorly executed. Stronger is 10. ...Re8 11. Nd2 Nd5 12. exd5 Rxe3 13. Bxh7 Kxh7 14. dxc6 If anyone has the better chances it must be Black, having the bishop pair. 13. ...Nf6? retreating the knight, is already poor. After 13. ...Nxd4 14. Bxd4 (14.cxd4 Nb4) 14. ...Nb4 Black has counterplay. The move that loses the game is 15. ...c5?? 15. ...Bd7 Continueing development. While White is clearly better, alll is not lost for Black.

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