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ANNOTATED GAME

keypusher's mini-tournament
dkirby (1401) vs. rookie879 (1510)
Annotated by: rookie879 (1200)
Chess opening: KGA (C38), Hanstein gambit
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In retrospect,there is usually at least one mistake in a chess game.Sometimes your mistake can be game-costing.For Example look at this game.In a King's Gambit,White played a timid 9th move which allowed Black to take the reins of this game.
1. e4 e5 2. f4
King's Gambit.I enjoy playing this opening from both sides.

 
2... exf4
I always feel accepting the gambit is the best way to go.

 
3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7
Staying with the mainline.going with 4...g4 can be okay,but it falls into White's plan of making an irrational game with openings such as the Muzio Gambit.Here Black just fianchettoes soundly.

 
5. O-O d6
Still building a sound position.

 
6. h4
White wants to undermine the g-pawn,which protects the f-pawn he is trying to win back while developing his bishop.

 
6... h6 7. d4 Nc6
The real purpose of this move has yet to be seen.

 
8. Nc3 g4
The idea behind 7...Nc6.The d-pawn will be down a defender.

 
9. Nh2
? Possibly the decisive mistake! 9.Bxf4!? might be the only way to make a game out of it.My opponent made an intriguing comment about this move. "I shouldn't have played 4.Bc4 if I wasn't ready to sac the knight."

 
9... Bxd4+ 10. Kh1 Qxh4
Now Black has a 3 pawn advantage for which White has no compensation.

 
11. Bxf7+
Trying to make some tactics.

 
11... Kxf7 12. Rxf4+ Nf6 13. Nd5
Unfortunately too little too late.

 
13... Be5
White resigns since R anywhere leads to Qxh2#