Notes by Daniel Willard Fiske
Serafino Dubois – Duke of Rignano
Rome, 1844
King’s Gambit C39
Rome, 1844
King’s Gambit C39
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Nd3
f3 9. g3 Nc6 10. Nf4 Ng8 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Nfd5 Na5 14. Qd3 c6
15. Bg5 f6 16. e5 Nxc4 17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. Kb1/Re1. This is one of the Italian methods of Castling. For a description of the modes of Castling allowed by the Italian school see page 138 of our present volume.
20. ... Bxg5 21. hxg5 Rg8 22. Qh6+ Rg7 23. Ne4 Nd2+. This sacrifice of the Knight relieves Black for the moment. 24. Nxd2 Qxg5 25. Qxd6+
Kg8 26. Ne4 Qd8 27. Nf6+ Kf7 28. Nxd7 Rg5 29. Ne5+ Kg7 30. Qe6 Qe8 31. Qb3
f2 32. Ref1 Rf5 33. Qxb7+ Kg8 34. Nxg4 Rb8 35. Nh6+ Kf8 36. Qh7 Rf3 37.
Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qe5+ Kd7 39. Rxh5 Qxe5 40. Rxe5 Rh8 41. Nf5 Rh2 42. c3 Rg2 43.
Kc2 Rg1 44. Ne3 Rxe3 45. Rxe3 Rxf1 46. Rf3 Kd6 47. g4 Kd5 48. Rf4 Rg1 49.
Rxf2. And White wins. 1 : 0. This instructive game was played at Rome in 1844. The noble opponent of Mr. Dubois is well known as a strong Italian amateur. (Daniel Willard Fiske, The Chess Monthly, Vol. ii, 1858, pages 302-303).
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