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• Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0       [Next]	White: A Class A player. Black: A Class C player. Where: A speed chess game in 1991.
1       [Next]	King Pawn opening.
2       [Next]	This starts the Vienna Game.
3       [Next]	Develops.
4       [Next]	This is the Vienna Gambit.  It is not a true gambit because taking the f4 pawn here is a mistake as we will see shortly.  Black's best move is to play d5!, and then fxe5 Nxe4, d3 Nxc3, bxc3 gives him an even game.
5       [Next]	Many people unfamiliar with this opening make this capture.
6       [Next]	The pawn gives the knight no good square to go to.  He must retreat.
7       [Next]	Pins the pawn.
8       [Next]	Breaks the pin.
9       [Next]	The knight must retreat.
10       [Next]	Attacks the gambit pawn on f4.
11       [Next]	Black tries to protect the pawn, but this move leaves a very convenient hole on f6.
12       [Next]	Chase the queen back to d8.  It can't go to e6 because of Nxc7+ forking everything.
13       [Next]	The queen retreats ...
14       [Next]	... and the knight plops into the hole.  No good now would be Nxf6 because exf6+ wins material.
15       [Next]	The king goes to a most awkard square.
16       [Next]	White tries to undermine the pawns.
17       [Next]	Black gets rid of the knight.
18       [Next]	Double check.
19       [Next]	The king is a bit exposed.
20       [Next]	Force the king toward the corner.
21       [Next]	No choice here.  Now White can get a great attack with Bd3+, but ...
22       [Next]	... he chooses to grab a rook instead.
23       [Next]	But that proves to be a near fatal mistake, as the bishop check uncovers an attack on the quen on d8.  Black should probably win this game after ....
24       [Next]	c3
25       [Next]	Qxh8
26       [Next]	cxb4
27       [Next]	Qxd4
28       [Next]	Ne2 But somehow White managed to hang on and win the game.
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