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C40 Kings Knight (Latvian,Elephant Gambit)

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack

G Gamman vs Joseph Henry Blackburne, 1869

0-1, 31 moves

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1869.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "G Gamman"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]
1.e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5 7.Be2 {Bb3 or Bxd5 would lose the Queen by Bg4.} Nc6 8.d4 exd3 9.cxd3 Bg4 10.Nc3 O-O-O 11.O-O Be6 12.Bf4 d4 13.Nb5 Nd5 14.Bg3 a6 15.Na3 Qd7 16.Nc4 Be7 17.Ng6 {Time would have been saved by leaving the Knight alone and playing Rc1 instad.} hxg6 18.a3 Bf6 19.Bf3 g5 20.b4 Nc3 21.Qc2 Bxc4 22.dxc4 d3 23.Qd2 Nd4 24.Bd1 Nde2+ 25.Kh1 Ne4 26.Qa2 Bxa1 27.Qxa1 Qf5 28.Ba4 Rh8 {White regrets his 17th move.} 29.Qe1 N4xg3+ 30.fxg3 Rxh2+ 31.Kxh2 Qh7# 0-1

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