Gioachino Greco vs NN (1590)

Gioachino Greco vs NN
Rome 1590 · King Pawn Game: La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) · 1-0

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Jun-26-08		whiteshark: <7.Bxg8> and <8.d4> look even better.

Jun-26-08		t3hPolak: I wonder who this individual was that Greco smashed, lol?

Jun-26-08		TommyC: Not quite <whiteshark> since Greco was born ten years later in 1600.

Jun-26-08		whiteshark: <TommyC> Holy smoke! Do you think that it's a <prenatal> game?

Jun-27-08		TommyC: Yes, <whiteshark>, yes I do.

Aug-10-08		just a kid: I think the losing move is 2...Qf6!

Oct-10-08		AhmetMTF: Let me leave my first, rather simple, comment on this game: If Kxg4 or Kh4: Qh3++ or if Kh6: Nf7++ (The second one is cooler.)

Oct-10-08		DarthStapler: Greco must have been the greatest player of all time - he never lost a game :p

Oct-11-08		GannonKnight: Greco really must have NN's number.

Feb-12-09		eternaloptimist: LOL! :D, :D ... :D The moral of this story is don't move out your Q too early in the game (unless there is a very good reason for doing so). <GannonKnight: Greco really must have NN's number.> LOL! Actually, it means: "Nescio Nomen, a Latin phrase meaning name unknown. It has been customary to use N.N. for the given name of an unknown person". I used chess.com's definition for NN.

Oct-22-09		Wayne Proudlove: I think I may have found what I'm looking for in these games of Greco's and plan to spend a week or so of serious analysis on them and will surely come out of the experience a much stronger player.

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