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Ignatz von Kolisch vs Edwin Geake
3rd BCA Tournament, Cambridge (1860), Cambridge ENG, rd 1, Aug-28
Philidor Defense: General (C41)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3...Nf6 4.Nc3 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bc4 Be7 7.O-O O-O = +0.23 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (36 ply)5.gxf3 was played in Breyer vs R Binder, 1921 (1-0)6.Qb3 was played in V K Neverov vs M Chahrour, 2009 (1-0)6...Qf6 was played in Erich Ferger vs Cedric-Vianne Ngackossi-Ngoulaka, 2018 (0-1)7.Bg5 was played in M Spaeti vs J Soltermann, 2005 (1-0) 7...Qe7 8.Qxb7 Qb4+ 9.Qxb4 Bxb4+ 10.c3 Bc5 11.f3 a5 ± +1.56 (35 ply)+- +4.27 (23 ply) 8...Bc5 9.Qxa8 O-O 10.Qb7 Qd4 11.Bxf7+ Kxf7 12.Be3 +- +3.97 (21 ply)+- +9.38 (26 ply); 9...Qxb5 10.Qxb5+ Nbd7 11.Qb7 Rb8 12.Qxa7 Nxe4 13.Qxc7 +- +8.94 (22 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-21-05  DanRoss53: Ah, taking a note from Morphy's book. Any knowledgable player today would realise that this game is over after 6. ♗c4!
Jul-24-08  frank124c: Black's big mistake was playing 3. ...Bg4 which loses at least a pawn without compensation.
May-29-12  screwdriver: Wow. That's one of the biggest killings of the Phildor I've seen.
Mar-18-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: 7...Qd7?? is Geake's non-improvement on Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858. If Black insists on playing 3...Bg4, he <must> play the gambit 4...Nd7. That has actually given Black an even score in CG.com's database, Opening Explorer, against strong opposition, http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches....
Mar-18-14
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  FSR: Play like Deak, not Geake. Szigethy vs L Deak, 1988
Mar-26-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Korora: 8. ♕xb7+- = ZIP-POW! Geake should have either resigned or given the ♖ up for lost; Zero for a ♖ is a slightly softer blow than a ♗ for a ♕.
Feb-26-20
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  louispaulsen88888888: Any knowledgeable player today would know that the game is over after 2...d6?

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