Stephen Fanning (158) - Tom Stonehouse (158)
Blumenfeld Gambit
July 2011
This is an extract from an article by Steve Giddins and published in the August 2011 issue of Chess Magazine. http://www.chess.co.uk/
An enterprising, if not wholly accurate game, from top board in the County Championship U160 final between Lancashire and Kent.
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.e3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.dxc5 0-0 7.Rb1 b6 8.cxb6 Qxb6 9.g3 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bg2 Ba6 12.Nd4 Nc6 13.Nxc6 Qxc6 14.Nxd5 Qc5 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bxa8 Rxa8
17.Qf3?
[17.Bd2 is better.]
17...Rc8
[17...Rd8! with the idea 18.Qxf6 Qb4+.]
18.Qxf6?! Qc4 19.Qf3 Qxa2
[19...Qd3! wins.]
20.Qe4 f5 21.Qe5?
[21.Qd4 keeps white in the hunt.]
21...Qxb1
[21...Qc4! leads to mate.]
22.Qd5+ Kg7 23.Qe5+
[23.Qd4+ is perpetual.]
23...Kf7 24.Qd5+ Ke7 25.Qe5+ Kd7 26.Qd5+ Kc7 27.Qe5+ Kb7 28.Qd5+ Kb8 29.Qb3+ Ka8 30.Kd2 Rd8+ 31.Kc3 Qd3+
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