Dadian played this game in consultation with Schiffers. Supposedly
Schiffers got upset and left the table when Dadian insisted on making a
crazy, unsound move (probably 9.Nc3). This game probably was played at
the party where Dadian entertained the players from the All-Russian
tournament at Kiev.
The source is Schiffers' column in Niva sometime in late 1903:
No. 65 Muzio Gambit
Played in consultation in Kiev at His Highness Prince A. D. Dadian of
Mingrelia's in September 1903.
White: His Highness Prince Dadian of Mingrelia & E. S. Schiffers
Black: C.F. Lebedev & V. N. Yurevich
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Nf3 g5
4. Bc4 g4
5. d4 .....
The so-called Koch Attack
|
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5 ..... gxf3
6. Qxf3 d5
7. Bxd5 Nf6
8. O-O c6
9. Nc3!(?) |
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... cxd5
10. exd5 Bg7
11. Bxf4 Bf5
12. Rae1+ Kf8
13. Bxb8! Bg4
14. Qf4 Qxb8
15. d6 Be6
16. d5 Nxd5 |
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17. Nxd5 Bxd5
18. Re7 h6
19. Rxf7+ Kg8
20. Rxg7+ Kxg7
21. Qf6+ Kh7
22. Qe7+ Kg8
23. Rf4 Qc8
24. d7
1-0
final position |
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pgn:
[Event "consultation game"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1903.09.??"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Dadian-Schiffers"]
[Black "Lebedev-Yurevich "]
[Result "1-0"]
{ The source is Schiffers' column in Niva sometime in late 1903 }
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Qxf3 d5 7. Bxd5 Nf6
8. O-O c6 9. Nc3
{ Schiffers refused to accept Dadian's suggestion
of 9. Nc6, essentially sacking the Bishop on d5.
Dadian was unrelenting and Schiffers quit the game. }
9... cxd5 10. exd5 Bg7 11. Bxf4 Bf5 12. Rae1+ Kf8 13. Bxb8 Bg4 14. Qf4
Qxb8
15. d6 Be6 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Re7 h6 19. Rxf7+ Kg8 20. Rxg7+
Kxg7 21. Qf6+ Kh7 22. Qe7+ Kg8 23. Rf4 Qc8 24. d7
{ Black resigns } 1-0
from
The Literary Digest with notes by William Ewart Napier
