[Event "USCF/WS/23VP01 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.01.30"] [White "Shannon, Paul D."] [Black "Tirrell, Donald"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "2271"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/COTjwBdh/c3uWfyLZ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 { The Scotch Game was made popular by during my lifetime by Garry Kasparov, and comntinues to be a reliable opening to this day. } 3... exd4 4. c3 { But this, the Goering Gambit, which was introduced by Jacques Mieses in 1905, did not catch on until it was revived by Dragojulbov Velimirovic in 1976! } 4... dxc3 5. Bc4 { This continuation has been played by a number of international players, but most often by Dimitrios Mastrovasilis in the early 2000's. } 5... cxb2 6. Bxb2 { This position can also be reached by way of the Danish Gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 cxd5 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nc6 6. Nf3. Stockfish 15.1 considers the position roughly equal, despite Black's two-pawn advantage. } 6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qc2? { Why start worrying about your pawns now? Better is } (8. O-O O-O (8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. e5 Ne8 14. Qb3+) 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. e5 Ne4 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Rc1) 8... d6 9. O-O-O!? Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Be6 11. Rhe1 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Qc3?! f6 15. Bh6 Qe7 16. g3 O-O-O 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Nc5 19. f3 f5 20. exf5 Qf6! 21. Be3 Qxf5 22. Bg1 Rgf8 23. f4 Rfe8 24. Red1 Ne4 25. Qc2 a6 26. Rc4 c5 27. Re1? (27. Qb3 { is a bit better. It's all downhill from here. }) 27... d5! 28. Rxc5+ Kb8 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. Kb2 Nxc5 31. Bxc5 Rc8 32. Rc1 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1