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Black to Play

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This is one of those wild and wooly 19th century King’s Gambit games where Black, for a change, ends up mating White.


From a game won by Kieseritsky 15…Qxh3+ 16.Kxh3 Ne3+ 17.Be6 Bxe6+ 18.Kh4 Nf3+ 19.Kh5 Bg4 mate

 


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