page 1 of 29; games 1-25 of 722  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Meyer vs Livanec 1-0 14 1839 Postal D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. Mayet vs Harrwitz 0-1 8 1848 Berlijn D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. Janowski vs Schlechter   1-0 39 1895 Hastings D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. K Walbrodt vs Janowski   0-1 30 1898 Vienna D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Pillsbury vs F J Lee 1-0 26 1899 London D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. Lasker vs Tinsley 1-0 46 1899 London D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Marshall vs Lipschutz   0-1 49 1900 hex D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Alapin vs Reggio   1-0 47 1901 Monte Carlo D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. Lasker vs W P Shipley 0-1 24 1901 USA tour sim D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. J F Heemskerk vs C Trimborn   0-1 24 1903 Hilversum D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Lasker vs E Delmar 1-0 40 1904 Cambridge Springs D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. W Napier vs Teichmann   0-1 37 1904 Cambridge Springs D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. Marshall vs O Roething   1-0 31 1904 quad D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. L Forgacs vs Fahrni   1-0 42 1905 Barmen Masters B, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. H Caro vs Reggio   ½-½ 40 1905 Barmen Masters B, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 16. R K Kieseritsky vs A Sartori   1-0 27 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. F Benima vs F Englund   0-1 43 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. D Bleijkmans vs V Petzold   1-0 51 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Rubinstein vs E Cohn ½-½ 70 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. F Benima vs Duras   0-1 21 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. L Loewy Sr vs E Cohn   1-0 41 1905 Barmen Main A, GER D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. Marshall vs Leonhardt   0-1 60 1905 Ostend D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. Marshall vs Teichmann   ½-½ 60 1905 Ostend D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. Marshall vs Janowski   ½-½ 65 1905 Ostend D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. Marshall vs Janowski   1-0 50 1905 Paris D51 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 29; games 1-25 of 722    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Jan-30-02    Sneaky: The Cambridge Springs Defense. I've always enjoyed the well known trap that it sets, as illustrated in the game Mayet vs Harrwitz 1848 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nxd5? Nxd5! 7.Bxd8 Bb4+ winning the Queen http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... Apr-06-04    ruylopez900: Funny, I was just going to post the same trap =P. I didn't know this was the Cambridge Sprins Variation though. You learn something everyday! Apr-06-04    Bears092: Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848 Dec-05-04    manderson: Technically this isn't the Cambridge Springs. The Cambridge Springs is classified under D52 (after 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3, and then 6...Qa5). D51 is the QGD:Semi-Pillsbury, variants with 4...Nbd7, but not 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3. It includes several sub-variants such as: Alekhine: 5.Nf3 c6 6.e4 Rochlin: 5.Nf3 c6 6.Rc1 Qa5 7.Bd2 New York: 5.Nf3 Bb4 Manhatten: 5.e3 Bb4 Westphalia: 5.e3 Bb4 6.Nf3 c5 Capablanca: 5.e3 c6 6.a3 Exchange: 5.e3 c6 6.cxd5

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