M Wadud (136 BCF) - Spanton (147 BCF)
Upminster Major 1991
Bishop's Opening/King's Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.f4!?
This move goes back at least to a game of Frank Marshall's in 1925. The position can also arise from a King's Gambit via the move-order 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Bc4!?
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| How should Black respond? |
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3...Bxg1
Marshall's opponent played 3...d6, but Stockfish17 and Dragon1 suggest a novelty in 3...d5!?
4.Rxg1
The zwischenzug 4.Qh5! is preferable.
4...Qh4+ 5.g3?
Better is 5.Kf1, when 5...Qxh2?! 6.Nc3 leaves Black dangerously behind in development. However, Black can instead get on with development, eg 5...Nf6, with what the engines reckon is the upper hand.
5...Qxh2 6.Kf1?!
The unpalatable 6.Rf1!? is probably better.
6...d5! 7.f5!?
The threat of 7...Bh3+ with a quick mate means White does not seem to have anything better, but White is losing a piece, to go with an already lost pawn.
7...dxc4 8.d4 cxd3 9.Qxd3 Bd7 10.Na3 Nf6 11.Bg5 Ng4 12.Qf3?! Qh5 13.Ke2!?
The second bishop cannot be saved, emphasising the desperateness of White's position.
13...Qxg5 14.Nb5? 0-1
LESSON: White in the King's Gambit needs to constantly be aware of the danger of allowing ...Qh4+.
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