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C01 French Exchange

French Defense: Exchange Variation

Berthold Englisch vs Joseph Henry Blackburne, 1883

0-1, 19 moves

[Event "Tnmt, London"]
[Site "Tnmt, London"]
[Date "1883.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Berthold Englisch"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]
1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne} e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Bxf6 {In one of his games with Potter, Zukertort fell into the same trap} Qxf6 10. Nxd5 {After this White has a bad game.} Qh6 11. h3 {Zukertort in his notes to the game with Potter, says Q-B sq is the only move to save the game.} Nxd4 12. Be2 {PxB leads, of course, to immediate ruin.} Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxh3 14. Re1 Be6 15. g3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxg3 18. Be4 Rd2 {White struggled manfully, but this settled the matter.} 19. Qxd2 Bh2+ 0-1

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