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Amos Burn vs John Owen
Burn - Owen m (1874), Liverpool ENG, Oct-??
Owen Defense: General (B00)  ·  0-1

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Mar-25-10
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  offramp: An interesting moment, like a quiz. After 10. 0-0-0


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Owen did not castle himself, he played ...Rd8.

It is not immediately obvious that 10...0-0-0 would lose to 11.Qe5!

Well spotted, Reverend!

Later on, Burn missed a trick.
After 15...Bh6


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Burn could have played 16.Bxf6 because although 16...g4 looks deadly, 17.Re3 is an effective counter.

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