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Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Alfred Pigott
Blindfold simul, 10b (1862) (blindfold), London ENG, Jul-04
King's Gambit: Accepted. Fischer Defense (C34)  ·  1-0

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Dec-30-04  Knight13: 21... Kg7 leads to 22. Be5. 21... Qxg6 leads to 22. Qd8+ Kg7 23. Be5+ Kh7 24. Qxh8# 1-0 and there is no way Black can save the king.
Feb-25-05  aw1988: "The authorities used to call this safe." "This is the quickest way of finishing the game." My, the authorities were way off, weren't they?
Feb-25-05
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  offramp: <aw1988: "The authorities used to call this safe." "This is the quickest way of finishing the game." My, the authorities were way off, weren't they?>

Who are 'the authorities'? What did they call 'safe'? What game were they talking about? This game? Why were they 'way off'?

Feb-25-05  aw1988: <offramp> Yes, it is for this game; read Blackburne's annotations. My joke is that Blackburne never really tried when annotating a game.
Feb-25-05
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  offramp: Sorry, aw, I hadn't noticed Blackburne's notes! They were easy to miss.
Aug-23-05  mjk: The whole point of 3.d6 is to deny White's pieces access to e5 -- too bad Black quickly abandons this idea.
Oct-05-06  prinsallan: 20. Bc4 is just so simple and beautiful.
A striking move! - Of course back was lost no matter what, but still.
Aug-17-07  chessamateur: <offramp> Personally I like Johann Jacob Loewenthal 's notes. He sounds so sophisticated.
Jan-14-12  maxx4.68: Free and easy.black can not survive after mistakes c6,h6,d5.
Jun-29-21
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  louispaulsen88888888: Pigott Pigott Pigott. At the barbecue party.
Jul-03-21
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  louispaulsen88888888: The key to annotating back then was to be vague but colorful and sophisticated.

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