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Red_Feather

Surfing the web, I found this really interesting game of Gioachino Greco,  and I thought some one might like to see it.

 


Ray_Brooks
...f6 is nearly always a bad move for black against the King's Gambit, but one that many novice and intermediate players end up playing. It always puts a smile on my face when I see ...f6 in my games. Smile
kbcbishop
Thanks for sharing it. Mate in 10 is always nice to see (and to avoid).
Graw81

I played the kings gambit extensivley during the summer and won alot of games with it but i have not played it since. Really great opening to have as white. Black usually hasnt done his homework Wink

 

 


likesforests

Greco's attacks are spectacular but sometimes unsound. In this case, 6...hxg5 would have won his knight while simultaneously protecting the e8-h6 diagonal. But Ray was correct when he said 5...f6? was a blunder. The most accurate way to exploit the mistake is 6.Ne5! Now, if 6.fxe5?? it's mate exactly as before but even if Black realizes the danger and plays 6...h5 White still scores some material with the queen-rook fork 7.Nf7.