Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein, 1960

The knight that crashed f7

27th USSR Championship · King's Gambit Accepted · 1-0

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Game moves (PGN)

[Event "27th USSR Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad, USSR"]
[Date "1960.02.20"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Boris Spassky"]
[Black "David Bronstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 Nd7
8. O-O h6 9. Ne4 Nxd5 10. c4 Ne3 11. Bxe3 fxe3 12. c5 Be7 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3
e2 15. Nd6 Nf8 16. Nxf7 exf1=Q+ 17. Rxf1 Bf5 18. Qxf5 Qd7 19. Qf4 Bf6 20. N3e5
Qe7 21. Bb3 Bxe5 22. Nxe5+ Kh7 23. Qe4+ 1-0