Anderssen vs Bird
Vienna | ?
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[Event "Vienna"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Anderssen"] [Black "Bird"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "r7/pp1k1ppp/2pb4/8/B2P4/2Pb1PPq/P6P/R1B1Q1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. d5 $2 {A serious mistake} 1... Bc5+ $2 { This check is useless and allows White to regain the attack} (1... Re8 2. dxc6+ Kc7 3. Be3 Bc5 $1 $19) 2. Kh1 b5 (2... Re8 3. dxc6+ Kc7 4. Bf4+ { The difference being that the White Bishop doesn't get pinned}) 3. Bf4 $1 { Taking full advantage of Black's error on the first move} 3... Qh5 (3... bxa4 4. Qe5 Rc8 5. d6 Re8 6. Qxc5 Re2 7. Qxa7+ Ke6 8. Qg1 $18) (3... Re8 4. dxc6+ $18) 4. dxc6+ Kxc6 5. Bd1 Rd8 6. a4 $1 {Now the position is broken open and the Black King finds himself in the line of fire} 6... Qd5 7. axb5+ Bxb5 8. Kg2 g5 9. Bc2 Kb6 10. c4 {The complement to White's 6th move} 10... Qd7 11. Qa5+ Kb7 12. Be4+ Bc6 13. Qa6+ 1-0
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