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Pete Tamburro on

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An Evans Gambit finish from DeRiviere-Journoux, Paris, 1860. White’s queen is under attack and he is material down. What did he do?


1.Ne5 Nxb3 [1...Rf8 2.Bxf8 c5 3.Ngxf7+ Kc7 4.Qg3 Nxc4 5.Nxc4+ Kc6 6.Nfe5+ Kc7 7.Nxd7+ Kd8 (7...Kxd7 8.Qd6#) 8.Qd6 Bxd7 9.Re8+ Kxe8 10.Qe7#] 2.Nexf7+ Qxf7 3.Nxf7+ Kd7 4.Bb5+ c6 5.Re7#

 


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