[Event "Offhand Game, Berlin"] [Site "?"] [Date "1852.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Adolf Anderssen"] [Black "Jean Dufresne"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Stockfish 17.1"] [PlyCount "51"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.06.11"] {A83: Dutch Defense, Stauton Gambit n} 1. d4 f5 2. e4 {The Staunton Gambit is an aggressive variation in which white aims for rapid development and good attacking chances. Today Grandmaster reckon that white gets equality at best.} fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 d5 {Statistically this does not turn out well. Better is 4...Nc6 or even 4...g7} (4... Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Qe2 Nf7 {1s the main line' chances are equal.}) (4... g6 {After this the best continuation appears to be} 5. h4 d5 (5... Bg7 {This looks loficalm but white gets the upper hand after} 6. h5) 6. h5 Bf5 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. g4 Be6 {with equal chances/}) 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxd5 {Already white has the better game. Black has tried many moves here, but best is either 7...Qxd5 or the move Dufresne played.} Bh6 (7... Qxd5 8. Nxd5 Kd8 9. Nxf6 Bf5 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. O-O-O Nc6 {White is better. Galeb, A-Price,H Havana 1966}) 8. Nxe4 {Much better was 8.Qxe5+} Qe7 9. Be2 Nd7 10. Nc3 f5 {This weakens his position even further. Better was 10...Nb6} 11. Nf3 c6 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. O-O {Stronfer was the immediate 13.d5!} Be6 14. d5 Nxd5 { This is the wrong capture. 14...Bxd5 equalizes.} 15. Bc4 O-O-O 16. Rfe1 Qf6 17. Rad1 Kb8 18. Nd4 {Anderssen disdains winning a P with 18.Bxd5 which result in a difficult heavy piece ending. Instead, he correctly prefers to attack.} ({ Weaker is} 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 $16 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Qxd5) 18... Bf7 { This loses quickly, but there wasn't anything that would save the game.} 19. Bxd5 {Threatens to win with Re7!} cxd5 {Now Anderssen finished up with one of those brilliant attacks for which he was so famous.} 20. Re7 {[%mdl 512] This crusher is the only move that leads to a clear win.} b6 {Capturubg the R is met by 21.Nc6+} 21. Qa4 {[%mdl 512]} a5 {After this it's mate un 12m but he was lost in any case.} 22. Nc6+ Kc8 23. Nb5 {This wins, but there was a forced mate after 23.Qb5} Rd7 24. Nba7+ Kc7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Re1 {Black resigned.} 1-0