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Harry Ivor Woolverton vs David Brine Pritchard
London (1959), London ENG
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit. Normal Line (D08)  ·  0-1

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Aug-27-12  Blunderdome: Don't see this every day.
Aug-27-12
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  Dionysius1: Wow - that was brave!
Aug-27-12  backrank:


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15 ... Nxf4!! allowing 16 Bc6 is brilliant. 16 ... Ne2+ 17 Kg2 (Kh1 Qxc6+ and Bf3#) Qxc6+ 18 bxc6


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18 ... Bf3+!! (Kxf3 Nd4+)

19 Kh3 (he prefers getting mated to losing a piece) Rd6 20 Qd2 (the only defence against Rh6#; now he's ready to lose a piece) g5 (cutting off the queen)


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And after 21 Qxd6 Black doesn't take the queen, but plays 21 ... g4#!

Apr-18-18
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  fredthebear: What a kick in the pants!! Black plays a center gambit giving away both pawns but refuses to castle (the chess equivalent of a death defying double dare). He casually sacrifices the Black queen, and refuses to accept the White queen in return.

David Brine Pritchard is the author of the popular chess primer "The Right Way to Play Chess"!! (since revised and updated by Richard James).

Jul-21-23  generror: Wow, another of these obscure gems where some guy you never heard of suddenly unpacks a queen sacrifice worthy of a Morphy.

This is also noteworthy for being the first game in this database where Black plays the what I call "Morozevich Variation" in the Albin Countergambit, <5.a3 Nge7>. Although it does make perfect sense (allowing either <...Ng6> to capture the e5-pawn or <...Nf5> to defend the d4-pawn), it was only very rarely played until Morozevich used it to win a few memorable blitz games (Topalov vs Morozevich, 2005) and since then it has become one of the most popular moves.

I'll try to dig up a copy of Pritchard's book, I'd like to be able to play the right way too :)

Jul-21-23  generror: I dug up a copy of Pritchard's book (2008 revised & updated edition) and from skimming through it I must say it's one of the best introductory books about chess I've seen so far. Short and concise with its 200 pages, but covering all the basics from opening, middlegame and endgame, well-written and to the point without unnecessary frills. Plus a chapter with various informations about chess life, clubs, tournaments, etc. and finally a really nice chapter about teaching chess to children.

Of course I was hoping for a bit more advanced content but I can definitively recommend it for anyone who wants to get started in chess.

Aug-09-24
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  FSR: Into the Brine.

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