ANNOTATED GAME

Chess game
donicali vs. rasant
Annotated by: gensix (1200)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C57), Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation
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Some good success playing one of my first attempts with the Traxler counter gambit.
1. e4
Some good success playing one of my first attempts with the Traxler counter gambit.

 
1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5
White is playing what's commonly known as the Fried Liver Attack. I will counter attack with Bc5.
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4... Bc5 5. Nxf7
Threatening the queen and the rook. Time to launch my own attack.
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5... Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qh4
He can now take my rook but I'll have mate with the queen on f2.

 
8. Qe2
Let's bring another piece in...
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8... Nd4 9. Qf1 Rf8
Everything is working great. I have 2 majors and 2 minors in the attack while most of white's pieces haven't even moved.
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10. g3 Qh5 11. Qd3 Nf3+
Going in...
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12. Kg2
If I don't get him now the game could be lost...

 
12... Nh4+
Ouch!
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13. gxh4 Qg4+ 14. Kf1
The power of a Knight and Queen combination...

 
14... Qf4+ 15. Ke2 d5 16. Bxd5
Now the Bishop can go in for the kill...mate in two.
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16... Bg4+ 17. Ke1 Qf2#
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