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| Oct-03-03 | | mj29479: man!! speilmann was indeed a sacrifice specialist |
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| Mar-25-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: This needs to be game of the day!! |
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| Jul-16-05 | | bomb the bishop: black made a terrible interpretation of the opening, yet Spielman needs to be recognized for his vision into converting several sacrifices into a magnificent victory! |
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| Sep-06-06 | | Turkito: I analyized quickly so I am not sure but i think for white 18-Bd2 is winning also. |
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| Sep-06-06 | | Turkito: sorry it is 19th move. |
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| Nov-29-07 | | hahaha123: after 5...f6 the knight is trapped...this line is busted |
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| Nov-29-07 | | aktajha: <hahaha123> I don't know if you've ever seen the muzio gambit in the kings gambit? I think the idea is quite the same here and may be even better. For the knight white gets tons of development, black stays with lots of pieces on the back rank and there are various mate threats. After 5. ... f6 6. Qxg4 the black king is very very loose, there now is an escape square for the knight and white can go on with d4 getting his pieces out. I like white after f6. |
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| Dec-07-08 | | WhiteRook48: Spielmann- the sacrificial wizard. |
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| Nov-22-10 | | sevenseaman: 20. Bxb7 looked a bit unconnected but not after 23. Qxg4. 1-0? 29. Nh6 makes Black K's running for cover a labored and costly affair. |
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| Jan-10-13 | | Tullius: This is what Fred Reinfeld says about 5.Ng5 : <The modern player may raise his eyebrows at this cavalier sacrifice of a piece, but in the good old days they thought nothing of such a giveaway on the chance of checking once or twice and indulging in some general hell-raising.> (in "The Joys of Chess") |
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| May-05-16 | | Moszkowski012273: 19.Bd2,Bd6 |
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May-06-16
 | | offramp: <InspiredByMorphy: This needs to be game of the day!!> You were, as usual, right. |
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| May-06-16 | | alshatranji: I don't want to be a killjoy here. But I've never liked the King's Gambit. Subtlety is not one of its strengths. It's like neanderthal charging with his bludgeon. |
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May-06-16
 | | Honza Cervenka: Allgaier Gambit is opening theory, and this game follows the course of not so unknown game Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1872. Allgaier is not considered to be fully correct for white but to face it over the board is no fun for black. I think that 8...Ke8 and 9...f3 or 9...Bd6 can be more challenging attempts for white. Spielmann's play was almost perfect here. Lovely game. |
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| May-06-16 | | morfishine: There is "loose", "very loose", and apparently also "very, very loose" Referencing chess, I do not know the difference(s) between the three ***** |
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May-06-16
| | offramp: <alshatranji: I don't want to be a killjoy here. But I've never liked the King's Gambit. Subtlety is not one of its strengths. It's like neanderthal charging with his bludgeon.> I know what you mean.
I have a secret. The King's Gambit is <only> playable for White if he gives up a piece very early in the opening. Normally this will be the KN or KB. That helps White to castle quickly, often with the black king stuck in the middle. It's the only way to play it. |
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| May-06-16 | | Castleinthesky: Spielmann is one of my favorite players and his book "The Art of Sacrifice" is a classic. This game is truly a work of combinational beauty. White double sacrifice's to ensure a crushing initiative (the objective of almost all opening gambits), while black's overly active queen takes the rest of his forces out of the game. While most gambits have been refuted because high level players know how to gain back the initiative while holding onto to the material gain, they are still very effective at lower club levels (which is where I reside). Spielmann, whose nickname was "Last of the Romantics" represents the end of the age when gambits dominated top-level play. |
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| May-06-16 | | kevin86: White has a strong attack for the material sacrificed. Black finally falls over from the pressure. |
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| May-06-16 | | thegoodanarchist: <Mar-25-04 InspiredByMorphy: This needs to be game of the day!! > Fewer than 14 years later, it is! |
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Jul-29-16
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Amazing but true--this game was all book through 18...Kf8. Marco played 19.Be3? vs. Schlechter (G Marco vs Schlechter, 1903) and lost after 19...Bd6; 20.Nf5,Bh2+!; 21.Kf1,Qxf6 and White can't play Rf1. But Spielmann did not know the theory! Since he was making it up as he went along, he approached the position with fresh eyes and quickly played 19.Bf4! with the idea of 20.Qe4, which threatens both 21.Bd6+ and 21.Qg6. It's all in his book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess. |
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| Jul-29-16 | | plumbst: I saw up to 16.Rxf3! gxf3 17.Qxf3 Nf6 18.Nh5+!
18...Qxh5 19.Qxf6+ Kh7 20.Be4+ Kg8 21.Bg6
18...Nxh5 19.Qf7#
18...Kh7 19.Nxf6+
18...Kg6 19.Nf4+
18...Kf8 looks to be the best defence but I assumed White has a strong enough attack to win after 19.Nxf6. |
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Jul-29-16
 | | Penguincw: Friday puzzle.
The first thing that came to my mind was a fork threat on f5, but the bishop was guarding that square. So, why not a deflection with 16.Bxb7? Of course, I missed 16...Qxg3 17.Bxa8?? Qg2# 0-1. Even if 17.Bxf3, after 17...gxf3 18.Rxf3, black does have that exposed king, but black has 2 knights and a bishop for 3 pawns. |
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| Jul-29-16 | | greenfield67: <plumbst>: I got to where you did, and initially preferred using the Knight to take on f6 to keep the file open - but I think after 19.Nxf6 Black has a perpetual on e1 and h4. |
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Jul-29-16
 | | al wazir: 16. Rxf3 gxf3 17. Qxf3 was easy to find, but that's not the end of the story. After 17...Nf6 I like 18. Nh5. If 18...Qxf5 (18...Nxh5 19. Qf7#), then 19. Qxf6+ Kh7 20. Be4+ Kg8 21. Bg6 Qxg6 22. Qxg6+. Yes, black has an edge in material, but his pieces are hopelessly underdeveloped. After 22...Kf8 23. Bxh6 Rxh6 24. Qxh6+ K any 25. Rf1, mate is only a few moves away. |
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| Jul-29-16 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: I often write of "channeling my inner Spielmann". Well, this is an actual Spielmann game. So my answer is:
16 Rxf3 gxf3
17 Qxf3 Qe7
18 Nh5+ Kg6 (forced)
19 Be4+
and mate next.
As for other lines -- oh, they can be handled if and when they arise. :) |
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