2006 December King's Gambit, Muzio Gambit

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White has gambitted a whole piece but has three pieces all bearing down on black's isolated king's bishop's pawn, his weakest square. Such wild play is rare in modern chess.
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4!? g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3.

Timeout

3 days

Timebank

14 days

Started

31 Dec 06

Status

Tournament finished

3 points for a win, 1 for a draw. Leading player or players progress.

Winner of the final group wins the tournament.

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