Annotated by ulrich321 (1805): I wanted to show how the kings gambit provides lots of tactical play for both sides. If you are interested in perfect chess, then this is probably not for you, as this game has mistakes from both sides and the kings gambit is probably not safest opening for white either.
I do not normally play Birds opening, this game game is part of a mini tournament that has the opening moves f4 e5 (Froms…
Annotated by paranoidyoshi (1428): Henry Bird's opening. The classic From Gambit. Other strategies against the Bird don't work as well (especially 1...d5, the Reversed Dutch.) A suicidal move (what else could it be?). Checkmate in two moves. How saddening. This is why I didn't say who white
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