Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891

One idle h-pawn, one bishop sacrifice

London 1891 · King's Gambit Declined · 1-0

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[Event "London 1891"]
[Site "London, England"]
[Date "1891.??.??"]
[White "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[Black "Blanchard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 exf4 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bxf4 d5 7. e5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Be6 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Rb1 b6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qxh6 Ng6 15. Ng5 Re8 16. Rxf7 Bxf7 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qxf7# 1-0