Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Coffee Time


Expressly annotated by Gyro Gearloose


Serafino Dubois – Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint Bon
London, 1862
Scotch Gambit C44

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. 0-0 d6 6. c3 d3. For 6. ... Bg4! see Wayte – Dubois, London 1862. If, instead 6. ... Nf6?! then 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. d5 Na5? (9. ... Ne5) 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bg5!± P. C. Morphy – Boden, London 1858. 7. e5? Very risky. Sounder was 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nd2 as in the game Morphy – Medley, London 1859, simultaneous blindfold exhibition against eight opponents. 7. ... Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qb3 Qf6 10. Bxf7+ Kf8? Correct was 10. ... Qxf7 11. Qb5+ Qd7 12. Qxc5 Qd6 with advantage to Black. 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. Be3 Bd6 13. Nd2 Qf7. Also the immediate 13. ... Qg6 is met by 14. c4. 14. c4 Qg6 15. f4! e4 16. f5 Qh5 17. g3! Qg4 18. Rf2! After a series of powerful moves Dubois got a decisive advantage. 18. ... b6 19. c5! bxc5. The redundant 19. ... Bxg3 is refuted by 20. Rg2. 20. Qd5 Bb7. Sheer desperation, but also after 29. ... Rb8 30. Bxc5 Black can resign. 21. Qxb7 Re8 22. f6 gxf6 23. Rxf6+ Ke7 24. Nxe4 Qe2 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rc8 28. Qd5 Rgf8 29. Qe5+ 1 : 0. For if 29. ... Kd7 then 30. Nxc5+. Source: Sissa, 1863, pages 244-245.

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