Game of the Week #421
Another great online event has started: the Legends of Chess tournament. While Kramnik and Anand seemed to be struggling with the online rapid format, Gelfand shone in the first round by beating Ding Liren 3:1. In the meantime, Carlsen beat Giri with a great novelty in the Ragozin, producing yet another impressive attacking game. But the Game of the Week was played by Ivanchuk, defeating Leko with the King’s Gambit, combining ancient concepts with truly modern ones.
Until the late 19th century the King’s Gambit was very popular, but today top level players employ it only rarely because according to theory Black has more than one way to equalize. However, players like Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, Judit Polgar and even Magnus Carlsen have employed it occasionally!
Spassky, Fischer, Polgar and Carlsen play the King’s Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Bd6 5.Nc3?! 5.Bb5+! Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 Ne7 8.c4 0-0 9.d4 b6 10.Nc3 Ng6 11.Qd3 Nf6 12.Bd2 Qd7 13.Rae1 Rae8 14.a3 a5 15.Nb5± 5...Ne7 6.d4 0-0 6...c6!? 7.Bd3 Nd7?! 7...Bf5!? 8.0-0 h6? 8...Nf6!? 9.Ne5 Nfxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxf4 Nxf4 12.Rxf4 Qg5!= 8...Ng6!? 9.Ne4 Nf6 10.Nxd6 Qxd6 11.c4 Bg4∞ 9.Ne4! Nxd5 10.c4 Ne3 11.Bxe3 fxe3 12.c5 Be7 13.Bc2! 13.Qe2 Nf6 14.Qxe3 Nd5∞ 13...Re8 14.Qd3 e2? 14...Nf8! 15.Nd6!? 15.Rf2!± 15...Nf8?! 15...Bxd6!? 16.Qh7+ Kf8 17.cxd6 exf1Q+ 17...cxd6? 18.Rf2 Nf6 19.Qh8+ Ng8 19...Ke7 20.Rxe2+ Be6 21.Qxg7+- 20.Bh7+- 18.Rxf1 cxd6 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.Re1+ Ne5 21.Qxg7 Rg8! 22.Qxh6 Qb6! 23.Kh1 Be6 24.dxe5 d5= 16.Nxf7 exf1Q+ 17.Rxf1 Bf5 17...Kxf7 18.Ne5+ Kg8 19.Qh7+! Nxh7 20.Bb3+ Kh8 21.Ng6# 17...Qd5!? 18.Bb3! 18.N3e5? Bxc5 19.Nxh6+ gxh6 20.Bb3 Rxe5!∞ 18...Qxf7! 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.Qc4+ Kg6 21.Qg8! Bf6 21...Be6 22.Ne5+ Kh5 23.Qxg7+- 22.Ne5+ Bxe5 23.Qf7+ Kh7 24.Qxe8 Bxd4+ 25.Kh1 Ng6 26.Rd1 Bxc5 27.Rd8 Ne7 28.h4!+- 18.Qxf5 Qd7 19.Qf4 Bf6 20.N3e5 Qe7 20...Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Qe7 22.Qe4 g6 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23...Qxf8 24.Bb3+ Kh7 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Nf7++- 24.Bb3+ Kh7 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Qxh6+ Qh7 27.Ng6# 21.Bb3 Bxe5 22.Nxe5+ Kh7 23.Qe4+ 1–0
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| Spassky,B | - | Bronstein,D | - | 1–0 | 1960 | | URS-ch27 Final | 16 |
| Fischer,R | - | Evans,L | - | 1–0 | 1963 | | USA-ch | 2 |
| Polgar,J | 2686 | Topalov,V | 2786 | 1–0 | 2010 | | Mexico City UNAM KO | 2.4 |
| Carlsen,M | 2813 | Wang,Y | 2752 | 1–0 | 2010 | | Bazna Kings 4th | 4 |
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Ivanchuk, Vasyl vs. Leko, Peter
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