1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 This was the first time Albin played The Albin Counter Gambit 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Bg4 6. h3 not the best. Modern opening theory recommends 6. Nbd2 or 6. b4 6... Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nxe5 8. f4 Nc6 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. b4 a6 10... O-O-O! and black is ok. 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Nd2 Nge7 13. Nb3 Nf5 14. Qd3 Be7 15. Be4 Nd6 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. Bf3 O-O 18. Rg1 Ne8 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. O-O-O 20. b5 axb5 21. cxb5 Na7 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 and white has a clear advantage. A extra pawn and the pair of bishops. The white king seems to be more safe in the center than on the left wing. 20... Qd6 21. Kb1 Qxf4 22. Rg4 Qh6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 23... Qxc6 is better but white still has the advantage 24. Rxd4 Rd6 25. c5 Re6 26. Qxa6 Qxh3 27. R4d3 Qh2 28. Nd4 Rf6 29. Re3 Bd8 30. Nc2 Rxf2 31. Rxd8 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Kf6 12. Qxb4 c5 13. Qa4 Qe8? The ? was given by Tarrasch. Qe8 was recommended in "Handbuch of chess" by Dr. Lange. In his book "Three hundred chess games" Tarrasch blaims his good memory for this mistake. If he hadn't known and trusted the "Theory" he might have found the better move 13... Qb6 14. Qd1! This was Albin's improvement. "Theory" recommended to exchange queens. 14... Ng5 14... cxd4 15. f4 g5 16. g3 according to Tarrasch. However Fritz7 recommends(16. Qxd4 gxf4 17. Nd3+ Kg6 18. Nxf4+ Kh6 19. O-O with a clear white advantage ) 14... cxd4 15. f4 Qb5 16. Qxd4 is blacks best continuation according to Fritz7. But white has a small advantage. 15. f4 Ne6 16. Nc3 g6 "The game is lost" (Tarrasch) 17. Nxd5+ Kg7 18. O-O cxd4 19. f5 Nf4 20. f6+ Kf8 21. Ne7 Qb5 22. Rxf4 Qxe5 23. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Be6 25. Rd6 Kf7 26. Re1 Bxa2 27. Nd5 Rhd8 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nc3 Bf7 31. Rxb7 a6 32. Ra7 Rd2 33. Ne4 Rxb2 34. Ra8+ Be8 35. Nd6 1-0