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Danny Kopec vs Mark Condie
Scottish Championship (1980), Troon SCO, rd 6, Jul-17
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)  ·  1-0

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Apr-04-14
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  Sally Simpson: 'Blunders & Brilliancies.' No 107.

White missed a classic win here.


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17. Ng6+ fxg6 18. Nh4 Qb4

18...Qd6 would stop the mate but not save the game.


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19. Nxg6+ Kh7


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(if the Black Queen was on d6 then 20.Nxe5+ here wins) 20. Nf8+ Kh8 21. Qh7+ Nxh7 22. Ng6 mate.


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White went onto win but that finish (which apparently had been seen before in a game - would have been a brilliant.)

The stem game was Engels (Dusseldorf) - Büstgens (Mülheim),Team Event, 1935. Published Deutsche Schachblätter 1935, page 104. Where White found the win.

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