[Event "21ENs04"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/COTjwBdh/6VAIAoVW"] [Date "2023.03.02"] [White "Krickel, Edward"] [Black "Mahony, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2035"] [BlackElo "1735"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C39"] [Opening "King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/COTjwBdh/6VAIAoVW"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 { The King's Gambit Accepted, one of the oldest, and some would say best, of the attacking openings from the Romantic Era of chess (B.S. – before Steinitz). } 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7!? { More common is 5. ...d6. The text leads to an even game, which is hardly a bad thing. In How to Open a Chess Game (a wonderful book!), Lajos Portisch opines "Your only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game." I could not agree more; I would rather have an equal position that I understand than a slightly advantageous position that I don't. In my opinion, the path to a playable middle game requires avoiding mistakes. Both players make the most of this equal position until the very end. } 6. d4 d6 7. Nxg4 Qxe4+ 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Bxe7 10. Nf2 Nc6 11. c3 Be6 12. Bxf4 Nf6 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. Be2 Rde8 15. Bf3 Nd5 16. Nd3 Bd8 17. Kf2 Nf6 18. Ne4 Ng4+ 19. Kg1 f5 20. Nef2 Ne7 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bd2 Nd5 23. g3 Ndf6 24. Kg2 a6 25. a3 Reg8 26. Nf4 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 Bf7 28. Rae1 c6 29. Ne6 Bb6 { Both players have done well, and while there is still play left in the position, a draw would not be out of line here, as neither side has the basis for an attack. Unfortunately for White, his next move is not supported by the position. } 30. Bg5?? hxg5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1