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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on Sep 22, 2025

This game has barely gotten underway and White is ahead in development, yet the game is essentially over.

From Yelich-Penrose, Buxton, 1950 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Nbd2 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Bg2 Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 Ng4+ 9.Ke1 9.Kg1 Qb6+ or 9.Kf1 Ne3+ 9...Ne3 and White Resigned as the queen is lost after 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qa3 Nc2+

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