Chess Openings, KGA (C37), double Muzio gambit

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CHESS OPENINGS

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #6313

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Shirov #2: Muzio Gambit
Shirov (2700) vs. Lapinski

Annotated by raskerino (1841): There are a lot of old games that show a wonderful disdain for material. The old greats like Morphy and Anderson would give up any amount of material to open up files and bring all their pieces into the attack. This is a modern GM example of that method of play. This isn't meant to be an extensive analysis, I just want to show this delightful game with a few notes. Shirov has punched with both …

chess opening #14811

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Team match
james1471 (1615) vs. dafool (1516)

Annotated by james1471 (1752): King's gambit offered, and accepted Black advances g5, which can lead to the "Muzio" opening. It is a favourite opening of mine, but is rarely offered by opposition. Bring out the bishop, allowing 0-0 0-0. Offering the Knight in exchange for position. Black accepts the Muzio. I have played games at this point where black refuses the Muzio, preferring to keep a double pawn advancement. …