King's Gambit Declined

[Swart]

The following is a recent game I played as white. I like to play the King's Gambit because it moves quickly to an end-game. I tend to make mistakes in the middle game, so the less time I spend there together.

However in this game, my opponent declined the gambit. I don't get that much and as a result I'm less experienced in it and I could remember the counters to KG declined. After the opening the board looked like this:

1.e4 e5
2.f4 d6
3.Nc3 Ne7
4.d4 ...

The game continued with black taking d4, which I regarded as a bad move.

4..... exd4
5.Qxd4 Nbc6

A reasonably standard middle game continued until move 13 with black to play:

6.Qf2 Be6
7.b3 g6
8.Bb2 Bg7
9.Bd3 O-O
10.O-O-O a5
11.a3 Bd4
12.Qh4 b6
13.Nf3 ...

At this point, black decides to make his move (prematurely IMO).

13....Bxc3
14.Bxc3 a4
15.b4 Ba2 (!!!!)

IMO, this was his fatal blunder. The bishop is now isolated. I now make my move to the right whilst black is blocked on the left. On the next move, black realises my objective and fights hard to stop the Queen from securing a clear path. It is costly for me in pieces, but by turn 22, the objective is achieved:

16.Ng5 h5
17.g4 f6
18.Bxf6 Rxf6
19.f5 d5
20.fxg6 dxe4
21.Bxe4 Qe8
22.Qxh5 ...

Now the exchanges begin as a prelude to the end game.

22....Nxg6
23.Qh7+ Kf8
24.Rhf1 Rxf1
25.Rxf1+ Bf7
26.Bxc6 Qe3+
27.Kb2 Qe5+
28.Kc1 Qe3+
29.Kb1 Qe7
30.Rxf7+ Qxf7+

And from here there is only one possible outcome.

31.Nxf7 Ke7
32.Bxa8 Ke6
33.Qxg6+ Kd7
34.h4 c6
35.Bxc6+ Kc7
36.h5 b5
37.Bd5 Kc8
38.Qc6+ Kb8
39.Qb7# *

 

[dudeoffaith1]

King's Gambit is an opening which I never play, I am too scared to play it as white because I am not comfortable with the open position which can happen if it's accepted. By the way, do you have a rating

 

[Swart]

King's Gambit is an opening which I never play, I am too scared to play it as white because I am not comfortable with the open position which can happen if it's accepted. By the way, do you have a rating

No. I don't play comptetition. Whilst I do play online sometimes it is never as a registered player.