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You’re getting the whole game today because it’s such a nicely developed attack. From the 1908 British Championship, Palmer v. Gunsberg.


1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 c6 5.e4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.0–0 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 Nf6 10.Bc2 0–0 11.Qd3 g6 12.Bh6 Re8 13.Ne5 Nd7 14.f4 c5 15.d5 Bf6 16.Rae1 Bxe5 17.fxe5 exd5 (SEE DIAGRAM) 18.Rxf7! Nxe5 [18...Kxf7 19.Qxd5+ Re6 20.Rf1+ Ke7 21.Bg5+ Nf6 22.Bxf6+ Rxf6 23.exf6+ Ke8 24.Ba4+ Bd7 25.Qg8#] 19.Rg7+ Kh8 20.Rxe5! [And Black resigned as after] 20...Rxe5 21.Rxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Qg7#

 


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