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H I Woolverton vs David Brine Pritchard
London, England 1959  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit. Normal Line (D08)  ·  0-1
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Aug-27-12  Blunderdome: Don't see this every day.
Aug-27-12  Dionysius1: Wow - that was brave!
Aug-27-12  backrank:


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15 ... Nxf4!! allowing 16 Bc6 is brilliant. 16 ... Ne2+ 17 Kg2 (Kh1 Qxc6+ and Bf3#) Qxc6+ 18 bxc6


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18 ... Bf3+!! (Kxf3 Nd4+)

19 Kh3 (he prefers getting mated to losing a piece) Rd6 20 Qd2 (the only defence against Rh6#; now he's ready to lose a piece) g5 (cutting off the queen)


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And after 21 Qxd6 Black doesn't take the queen, but plays 21 ... g4#!

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