1.e4
e5
2.f4
d5
The Falkbeer Countergambit
3.exd5
e4
4.d3
Nf6
5.Nd2
At the time, this was the novelty
5...exd3
Imagine having to face a novelty on move five against Paul Keres! [5...e3!?
6.Nc4
Nxd5
7.Qf3!
Bb4+
8.Kd1
0-0
9.c3
Bc5
10.d4
Re8
11.Bd3=
]
6.Bxd3
Qxd5
[6...Nxd5
7.Qf3
Nc6
8.a3
Bc5
9.Ne2
0-0
10.Nb3
Bb6
with roughly equal chances]
7.Ngf3
Bc5
8.Qe2+
Qe6
9.Ne5
0-0
10.Ne4
Nxe4
[10...Nbd7
11.Bc4
Qe7
12.Nxf7+/-
]
11.Qxe4
g6
12.b4
Be7
[12...Bxb4+
13.Qxb4
]
13.Bb2
Bf6
[13...Qb6!
; 13...Nc6?
14.0-0-0
Nxb4
15.Bc4
Qf5
(15...Qb6
16.Nxf7
Bf6
(16...Rxf7
17.Rd8+
Bxd8
18.Qe8#
) 17.Nd6++-
) ]
14.0-0-0
Nc6
[14...Qxa2
15.Bc4
Qa4
16.Bb3
Qe8
17.h4
]
15.h4
h5
16.g4
[16.Bc4
Qf5
17.Qxf5
Bxf5
18.Nxc6
Bxb2+
19.Kxb2
bxc6
20.Rhe1+/-
]
16...Bxe5
17.fxe5
Qxg4
18.Qe3
Nxb4
19.e6
Nd5
[19...Nxd3+
20.cxd3
fxe6
21.Rdf1
Rf5
22.Rhg1
Kf7
23.Qh6
Ke7
24.Rxg4
Rxf1+
25.Kd2
hxg4
26.Qg7+
Kd8
27.Bf6++-
]
20.exf7+
Rxf7
Diagram
21.Bc4!
c6
[21...Nxe3
22.Rd8+
Kh7
23.Rh8#
; 21...Qxc4
22.Qe8+
Kh7
(22...Rf8
23.Qxg6#
) 23.Qh8#
]
22.Rxd5!
Qxc4
[22...cxd5
23.Qe8+
Rf8
24.Bxd5+
Be6
25.Bxe6+
Qxe6
26.Qxe6+
Rf7
27.Rf1
Raf8
28.Qxg6+
Rg7
29.Qxg7#
]
23.Qe8+
it's mate next move 1-0