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Scandinavian Defence: Blackburne Gambit variation 1895 game - with some Pillsbury insights

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â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://goo.gl/447QLb â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "Hastings"] [Site "Hastings, England"] [Date "1895.08.23"] [Round "14"] [White "Beniamino Vergani"] [Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "1895.08.05"] 1. e4 {Notes by H. N. Pillsbury} d5 2. exd5 c6 {Black sacrifices a Pawn for the purpose of obtaining a quick development, expecting to bewilder his less experienced opponent. He obtains no sufficient compensation, however, during the opening.} 3. dxc6 Nxc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. d3 f5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. g3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bg2 O-O {In view of the style of dashing tactics which Black has adopted. one would expect here Qd7, and if 12 O-O, then O-O-O, followed by g5. It seems equally as good as the text.} 12. O-O Qe7 13. Nd1 Rfd8 (13... e4 14. dxe4 (14. Ne1 Rad8 15. c3 Bg5 16. Qe2 exd3 17. Nxd3 Bc4 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nb3 Bxf1) 14... fxe4 15. Nh4 (15. Ne1 Bc4) 15... Rfd8 16. Qe3 g5 17. Ng6 Qe8 18. Bxe4 Bf7 19. Nf4 gxf4) 14. Qc1 Rac8 15. Ne1 Nd4 16. Qb1 {White/^s tactics seem forced, and in the next few moves he drives back the enemy and brings out his Pieces again.} Qf7 17. c3 Nc6 18. f4 Be7 {exf4, and if 19 Rxf4, g5 seems preferable.} (18... exf4 19. Rxf4 Re8) 19. fxe5 {White could have won a second Pawn by Bxc6 and fxe5 without serious danger.} (19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. fxe5) 19... Nxe5 20. d4 {And there was no objection to Bxb7.} Nc4 21. Qd3 Bf6 22. Nf3 g6 23. Nd2 {White has held his one pawn thus far, and brought out the imprisoned Queen, but here he fails to foresee the combination which his opponent is preparing. 23 b3 Nd6 24 Nf2 was straightforward and correct, and the Pawns on the Queen's side could then be speedily advanced.} Qd7 24. b3 Nb2 {The initiatory move of a clever plan by which Black regains his Pawn.} 25. Qe2 {If 25 Nxb2 Rxc3 26 Qe2(best) Bxd4+ 27 Kh1 Rc2 regaining the Piece with a Pawn ahead.} (25. Nxb2 Rxc3 26. Qb1 (26. Qxc3 Bxd4+) 26... Qxd4+ 27. Rf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 29. Kg1 Rcc2 30. Qf1 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Rxg2 33. Qxg2 Rc5 34. b4 Re5) 25... Nxd1 26. Raxd1 Rxc3 27. Nf3 Rdc8 28. Rd2 Kh7 29. Rfd1 Bg8 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Qb5 Bg5 32. Rd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Bf6 34. Nf3 Rd8 35. Qe3 Bd5 36. Kf1 Qd6 37. Qe2 Rd7 38. Ng1 Re7 39. Qd3 Bxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qd5+ 41. Kf2 {White has well stood his ground te this point, but here goes wrong 41 Nf3 was perfectly safe and correct. If in answer Black should attempt to force matters by Bg5, then 42 Qc4 and if Qxc4 43 Nxg5+ hxg5 44 bxc4 and White should win.} (41. Nf3 g5) 41... f4 42. gxf4 Re4 43. Ne2 Bh4+ 44. Kg1 Qe6 45. Rd2 {The losing move. 45 Ng3, would have still given White a fair game, if in answer Re3, then 46 Qc4. After this error there is no saving White's game.} (45. d5 Qe7 46. Nd4 Rxf4 47. Ne6 Rf6) 45... Re3 46. Qc4 Qg4+ 47. Kh1 (47. Ng3 Qxf4 48. Rf2 Rf3 49. Rxf3 Qxf3 50. Qc7+) 47... Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Bf2+ 49. Kf1 Qh1+ 50. Kxf2 Rf3# 0-1 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings, England"]
[Date "1895.08.23"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Beniamino Vergani"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]

1. e4 {Notes by H. N. Pillsbury} d5 2. exd5 c6 {Black sacrifices a Pawn for
the purpose of obtaining a quick development, expecting to bewilder his less
experienced opponent. He obtains no sufficient compensation, however, during
the opening.} 3. dxc6 Nxc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. d3 f5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. g3 h6 9.
Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bg2 O-O {In view of the style of dashing tactics
which Black has adopted. one would expect here Qd7, and if 12 O-O, then O-O-O,
followed by g5. It seems equally as good as the text.} 12. O-O Qe7 13. Nd1 Rfd8
(13... e4 14. dxe4 (14. Ne1 Rad8 15. c3 Bg5 16. Qe2 exd3 17. Nxd3 Bc4 18. Qxe7
Nxe7 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nb3 Bxf1) 14... fxe4 15. Nh4 (15. Ne1 Bc4) 15... Rfd8 16.
Qe3 g5 17. Ng6 Qe8 18. Bxe4 Bf7 19. Nf4 gxf4) 14. Qc1 Rac8 15. Ne1 Nd4 16. Qb1
{White/^s tactics seem forced, and in the next few moves he drives back the
enemy and brings out his Pieces again.} Qf7 17. c3 Nc6 18. f4 Be7 {exf4, and
if 19 Rxf4, g5 seems preferable.} (18... exf4 19. Rxf4 Re8) 19. fxe5 {White
could have won a second Pawn by Bxc6 and fxe5 without serious danger.} (19.
Bxc6 bxc6 20. fxe5) 19... Nxe5 20. d4 {And there was no objection to Bxb7.} Nc4
21. Qd3 Bf6 22. Nf3 g6 23. Nd2 {White has held his one pawn thus far, and
brought out the imprisoned Queen, but here he fails to foresee the combination
which his opponent is preparing. 23 b3 Nd6 24 Nf2 was straightforward and
correct, and the Pawns on the Queen's side could then be speedily advanced.}
Qd7 24. b3 Nb2 {The initiatory move of a clever plan by which Black regains
his Pawn.} 25. Qe2 {If 25 Nxb2 Rxc3 26 Qe2(best) Bxd4+ 27 Kh1 Rc2 regaining
the Piece with a Pawn ahead.} (25. Nxb2 Rxc3 26. Qb1 (26. Qxc3 Bxd4+) 26...
Qxd4+ 27. Rf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 29. Kg1 Rcc2 30. Qf1 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Bd4+ 32.
Kh1 Rxg2 33. Qxg2 Rc5 34. b4 Re5) 25... Nxd1 26. Raxd1 Rxc3 27. Nf3 Rdc8 28.
Rd2 Kh7 29. Rfd1 Bg8 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Qb5 Bg5 32. Rd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Bf6 34. Nf3
Rd8 35. Qe3 Bd5 36. Kf1 Qd6 37. Qe2 Rd7 38. Ng1 Re7 39. Qd3 Bxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qd5+
41. Kf2 {White has well stood his ground te this point, but here goes wrong 41
Nf3 was perfectly safe and correct. If in answer Black should attempt to force
matters by Bg5, then 42 Qc4 and if Qxc4 43 Nxg5+ hxg5 44 bxc4 and White should
win.} (41. Nf3 g5) 41... f4 42. gxf4 Re4 43. Ne2 Bh4+ 44. Kg1 Qe6 45. Rd2 {The
losing move. 45 Ng3, would have still given White a fair game, if in answer
Re3, then 46 Qc4. After this error there is no saving White's game.} (45. d5
Qe7 46. Nd4 Rxf4 47. Ne6 Rf6) 45... Re3 46. Qc4 Qg4+ 47. Kh1 (47. Ng3 Qxf4 48.
Rf2 Rf3 49. Rxf3 Qxf3 50. Qc7+) 47... Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Bf2+ 49. Kf1 Qh1+ 50. Kxf2
Rf3# 0-1