Though I won't go into too much detail on this game, it is so damn awesome that it'd be a crime not to show it! :) In what looks at first glance like a disastrous opening for White, the determined attack that White dishes out afterwards is nothing short of inspiration for attacking players like me! Enjoy!
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1. e4 e5 2. f4
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King's Gambit...
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2... exf4
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Accepted
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3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Be7
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Normal development so far, but Buck's influence on the d8-h4 diagonal and the g3 square means that Bh4+ is threatened.
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5. Bc4
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!? Does Ohman not see that? Actually, this isn't unusual in the King's Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4!? - this position is more of a variation of that opening, with Black giving check with the bishop and a White knight on f3
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5... Bh4+ 6. g3
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A strange gambit which seems to serve only to expose Ohman's king - I'm fairly certain that no-one reading this annotation would have seen this move. 6.Kf1 and 6.Nxh4 are alternatives
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6... fxg3 7. O-O
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That pawn gambit I mentioned is nothing compared to this move - castling is meant to PROTECT the king, and yet this manoeuvre exposes the king completely! Surely this is beginner's play?
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7... gxh2+
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And now a pawn excha-
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8. Kh1
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no?? no takers?
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8... Bg3
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So let's recap on what White has achieved in the past three moves. He gave up a pawn so that his kingside could be exposed. He then castled INTO his kingside where there were no pawns to defend him. Now, he has allowed Buck to secure a very dangerous pawn on h2 (Nxh2, Qh4! causes complications for White) What kind of rating would you give a player who does this? Actually, Ohman couldn't care less about that. What he's interested in is the semi-open f-file...
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9. Bxf7+
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...and the pressure on f7!
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9... Kxf7
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Buck accepts the gambited bishop...
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10. Ne5+
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...but is subjected to a double check!
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10... Ke6
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Bringing the king out into the open like this seems very suspect, but like I said I'm not seriously analysing this game - perhaps Ke7 was better here [Ke8, Qh5+] and perhaps later in the game there was a move that would have saved Black and given him the advantage, but if that had happened this game wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining!
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11. Qg4+
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Let's just watch as Buck's king feasts on the knight...
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11... Kxe5 12. d4+
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...and the pawn...
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12... Kxd4 13. Be3+
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...and the bishop...
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13... Kxe3 14. Rad1
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...and now Ohman sacs his queen! Surely a player who throws away material like this ought to be merely a beginner? :P Actually, of course, Black is busted, and next move Ohman may have the pleasant choices of Qf3#, Rf3#, Rd3#, Nd5#, Qe2# - five different mating threats from all of White's remaining four pieces! Black's seven pieces, on the other hand, are doing nothing!
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14... Bxg4
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Might as well - four mating threats averted, but Ohman only needs one! :)
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15. Rd3#
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Beautiful... just beautiful. That's all I have to say about this game! If you didn't enjoy this game, then I have a very skilled psychiatrist that I can hook you up with!
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