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Paul Keres vs Rudolf Pruun
EST-ch (1943), Tallinn, rd 1, Jul-20
King's Gambit: Accepted. MacLeod Defense (C34)  ·  1-0

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Mar-08-06  who: 3...exf4 leaves black with an inferioir variant of the KGA,
Jul-24-24
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  louispaulsen88888888: Yes, it’s certainly not the best defense, but it’s hard to find a defense to the King’s Gambit that leaves black worse off. Almost anything is ok. I gave Stockfish a minute to think about it and it claims equality with this line.

1) =0.00 (30 ply) 7...Bg4 8.Be2 Qe4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qh4+ 12.Kf1 O-O-O 13.Qe1 Qh3+ 14.Kf2 Nf6 15.Qg1 Rhg8 16.Bd3 h6 17.Qg3 Qd7 18.h4 Kb8 19.Rab1 Rde8 20.Rhe1 Re6 21.a3 Qd5 22.Rb5 Qa2 23.Bf4 Nd5 24.Bd2 Rxe1 25.Bxe1 Nf6 26.Bd2 Qe6 27.Bf5 Qa2

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