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Petra Burilova vs Anna Partington
Glorney and Faber Cup (2000), Dublin IRL, rd 3, Jul-25
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (B01)  ·  0-1

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Jul-08-06  ChessDude33: 7.Qe5 wins a pawn. Now i'm curious about why he played 5. Bxd5...
Aug-13-06  KampongBoy: Probably wasn't thinking he could pull off a combination in this position so didn't look for it. How strong are these players anyways?
Sep-27-09
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  FSR: Some computer discovered 5.Bxd5! exd5 6.Qe2+! about 20 years ago and the line was later published. Yes, the point is to win a pawn after 6...Be7 7.Qe5! or 6...Be6 7.Qb5+, although Black gets some compensation in either case. White's 7.Nf3? in this game was just stupid. After that, White has just given up the bishop pair and lost time (6.Qe2+, forcing Black to develop) for nothing.
Jan-12-22
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  Sally Simpson: Hi FSR,

I am thumbing a 1997 book on the The Portuguese Gambit by Selby K Anderson and he mentions a computer has found 6.Qe2+ winning a pawn. (very possibly a Fritz3 which was on the market then, our own Bill Wall might know, he is mentioned in the acknowledgements.)

Selby adds he cannot find any game where a pawn has been nicked in this way (neither can I) adding it is non-intuitive (runs against the grain for human player).


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Allow Qxg7 with Nc6 or go 0-0 and Qxd5.


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Qb5+ Nc6 and Qxb7 is risky, probably too risky for OTB play. White usually has to give the pawn at some stage and remain with a poor position. Not worth it.

Jan-16-22
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  FSR: <Sally Simpson> I agree. Too greedy. The whole plan with 5.Bxd5 and 6.Qe2+ is bad. As for games, ChessBase Online shows seven games with 6...Be7 7.Qe5 (White scored 50%), and three with 6...Be6 (White scored 33.3%). White did better than he deserved, I think.

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