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Jacob Sarratt vs NN
London (1818)
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20)  ·  1-0

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Apr-18-03  Rookpawn: This game shows just another futile attempt to hold on to the extra pawn in the Queen's Gambit Accepted (which is as good as impossible).
Aug-08-03
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  Honza Cervenka: Jacob Henry Sarratt
Jun-19-06  Catfriend: Just played this on-line:)
Oct-25-10  bastiaan0740: I've had similar games against weak chess engines that try to hold the pawn.
Oct-28-11  dwavechess: 10/12 concur with Rybka
3 at 3 min. per move
Jan-27-19  ndg2: Love these old games, they teach you how not to play (equally important to how to play).
Feb-13-23
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  Korora: The Immortal Patzer actually saw White's pending ♕-winning combination well enough to realize it was time to topple the ♔!

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