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GM David Bronstein played both sides of the King’s Gambit. Here, he’s Black: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qh4+ 8.Kf1 Be6 9. Bxe6 Ng3+ 10. Kg1 (10. hxg3 Qxh1+ 11. Ke2 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 fxe6) and now see diagram to figure out the finish…


10...Bc5+ 11. d4 Bxd4+ 12. Qxd4 Ne2+ 13. Nxe2 Qe1#

 


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