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Launceston Chess Club vs Green Ponds Chess Club
Launceston CC v Green Ponds CC corr match (1848) (correspondence), rd 1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Traditional Variation (C38)  ·  0-1

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Nov-19-20  optimal play: <<<<<<<<VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.>

Chess.->

The first of four games of chess played between Launceston and Green Ponds:>

Launceston - White.>

01. Pawn to King's 4th square.
02. Pawn to King's Bishop's 4th square.
03. King's Knight to Bishop's square.
04. King's Bishop to Queen's Bishop's 4th square.
05. Pawn to Queen's 4th square.
06. Castles.
07. Pawn to Queen's Bishop's 3rd square.
08. Pawn to King's Rook's 3rd square.
09. Pawn to King's Knight's 4th square.
10. Knight takes King's Knight's Pawn.
11. Rook takes King's Bishop's Pawn.
12. Rook takes Bishop.
13. Rook takes King's Knight checking.
14. King's Bishop to King's 6th checking.
15. Rook to adv. King's square checking.
16. White resigned.>

Green Ponds - Black.>

01. Pawn to King's 4th square.
02. Pawn takes Pawn.
03. Pawn to King's Knight's 4th square.
04. King's Bishop to King's Knight's 2nd square.
05. Pawn to Queen's 3rd square.
06. Pawn to King's Rook's 3rd square.
07. Queen to King's 2nd square.
08. Queen's Knight to Bishop's 3rd square.
09. Pawn takes Pawn en passant.
10. Pawn takes Knight.
11. Queen takes King's Pawn.
12. Rook takes King's Rook's Pawn.
13. King to Queen's 2nd square.
14. King takes Bishop.
15. Knight interposes.>

- Geelong Advertiser (Vic.) issue Thursday 9 November 1848 page 4>

Nov-19-20
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  offramp: Launceston Chess Club played a rash move with 9. Pawn to King's Knight's 4th square. Perhaps they were hoping that their rustic opponents were unaware of the en passant rule.
Whichever Launcestonian recommended that move, he should have received a truly awesome kick up the arse.

The game is notable for a <REALLY RAVENOUS ROOK>.


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White's next three moves were
11. Rook takes King's Bishop's Pawn.
12. Rook takes Bishop, as he slopeth.
13. Rook takes King's Knight, as he slopeth, checking.


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By then mate was unavoidable.

Many thanks to User: optimal play for an unusual game from the early history of modern chess.

Nov-19-20  rwbean: Does 9. g4?? pass the pub test? No, it does not. Actually the best move might be 9. b4 ... the other knight's pawn, forward two.

Mate in 12 on move 12

12.... Rxh3 13.Rxg8+ Kd7 14.Rg7+ Ne7 15.Be6+ Kxe6 16.d5+ Nxd5 17.Rg6+ Kd7 18.Rg7+ Kc6 19.Qa4+ Qxa4 20.Rxc7+ Nxc7 21.Nd2 Qf4 22.Nf3 Qxf3 23.a3 Rh1#

Nov-19-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: An old friend and OTB foe was known to play thus (in the main line after 7.c3 Nc6) 8.b4.
Nov-20-20  optimal play: <rwbean: Does 9. g4?? pass the pub test? No, it does not. Actually the best move might be 9. b4 ... the other knight's pawn, forward two.>

Yes, you're right. 9.b4 is much better than 9.g4

Since this was an inter-club correspondence game, I wonder if somebody mistakenly wrote down "Pawn to King's Knight's 4th square" instead of "Pawn to Queen's Knight's 4th square" in their letter to Green Ponds?

<offramp: Launceston Chess Club played a rash move with 9. Pawn to King's Knight's 4th square. Perhaps they were hoping that their rustic opponents were unaware of the en passant rule. Whichever Launcestonian recommended that move, he should have received a truly awesome kick up the arse.>

Maybe he did when they got Green Ponds' reply "Pawn takes Pawn en passant" and they realised he had mixed up his Queen's Knight's Pawn with his King's Knight's Pawn when writing down the move on behalf of the club!

<Many thanks to User: optimal play for an unusual game from the early history of modern chess.>

My pleasure.

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