Chess Gossip

The Chess Player’s Magazine, Vol. II, 1864, p. 351

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Serafino Dubois – D. S.
Rotterdam, July 3, 1865
King’s Gambit Declined C31

Notes by Sissa, 1865, pp. 278-280.

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 exd3 6. Qxd3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7+ 8. Ne2 Bc5 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. 0-0-0. In order to enhance his initiative and development, White sacrifices the Exchange. He could have avoided it by 10. Ne4 or 10. Nd1. 10. ... Nf2 11. Qg3 0-0 12. Rhe1 Nxd1 13. Kxd1 Qd6 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Bc3 f6 16. d6+ Kh8 17. Nxf6 Qxd6+ 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Nd4 Nc6. Better was 19. ... Qg4+ as if 20. Nf3 then 20. ... Na6 etc. 20. Ne6 Rf7 21. Nxg7. That’s wonderful! White could have simply won by taking the c5-Bishop, but his way is much more beautiful! 21. ... Qg4+. Too late! However, had Black on his next move taken on g3 and then played ... Bc5xd4, he would have hold together his position still for a while. 22. Kc1 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Re8+. A beautiful move! 24. ... Kxg7

25. Rg8+ Kxg8 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nxg4 Be6 28. Bd3 Bf5 29. Ne5 Rg7 30. Qh4 Kg8 31. Bc4+ Be6 32. Bxe6+ Nxe6 33. f5 Nf8 34. f6 Rxg2. White announces mate in six moves: 35. Qc4+ Ne6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6++ Kh8 39. Qg8+ Raxg8 40. Nf7 mate.