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Elijah Williams vs Johann Lowenthal
Lowenthal - Williams (1851), London ENG, rd 9
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03)  ·  0-1

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Nov-09-23
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  offramp: I think Mr Williams's Bird's Opening was a failure. I think 7. a3 was weak. White was worried about ...Nb4. He should have castled.

White played 8. g4 and 9. g5. Black played 9...Ne8 and his position looks solid.


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White felt compelled to undertake an attack that was obviously a load of rubbish.

15. Qx♗e5 - that was as far the attack went. It is now Black's move, and it is HIS turn to attack.


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15...Qh4+
16. Qg3 Qe4!
17. Rg1.


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It's hard to see the best move for Black: 17...Qxc2! The queen would have decimated the queenside.
Instead, Black plays 17...Rf3. It looks that White could just about survive, with the white king hiding on the queenside.

A few moves later White could have saved the game with


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20. Qg2! That could've been followed by Nc3.
Instead, he played 20. Qg5? That move drops the queen. Game over!

Nov-09-23
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  keypusher: One of many circa-1851 games between masters decided by a blunder that a weekend Swiss player would be ashamed of today.
Nov-09-23  Caissanist: True, but in fairness to the masters of yore it was probably played under conditions that no weekend Swiss player would tolerate today.
Nov-09-23
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  keypusher: <Caissanist: True, but in fairness to the masters of yore it was probably played under conditions that no weekend Swiss player would tolerate today.>

Yeah, like no clocks!

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