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This games illustrates the difference between playing for an endgame by snarfing up pawns, and focusing on winning with what material is left.
| 1. e2-e4, e7-e5. | |
| 2. Ng1-f3, Nb8-c6. | |
| 3. Bf1-c4, Bf8-c5. | |
| 4. b2-b4, Bc5-b6. | This gambit uses the same queen knight pawn as the Evans Gambit. |
| 5. Bc1-b2, d7-d6. | The Pratt Gambit fianchettos the bishop rather than c2-c3 as in Evans. |
| 6. d2-d4, Ng8-f6. | |
| 7. d4xe5, Nf6xe4. | Black knows that White will trade queens if given a chance. |
| 8. 0-0, 0-0. | |
| 9. Qd1-e2, d6-d5. | |
| 10. Bc4-d3, Nc6xb4. | Black finally takes the gambit pawn. |
| 11. Bd3xe4, d5xe4. | |
| 12. Qe2xe4, Nb4-d5. | White gets revenge for having lost his king pawn. |
| 13. Nb1-d2, Rf8-e8. | White is now fully developed. |
| 14. Ra1-d1, Bc8-e6. | |
| 15. Qe4-h4, Qd8xh4. | Black accepts White's offer to trade queens. |
| 16. Nf3xh4, Ra8-d8. | Both sides are fully developed and equal in material. |
| 17. Nd2-f3, Nd5-b4. | Black's pawn chasing will be his downfall. White has better things to do. |
| 18. Nf3-g5, Rd8xd1. | |
| 19. Rf1xd1, Be6xa2. | Black gets his pawn. Is he satisfied? |
| 20. e5-e6, Ba2xe6. | No, Black can count on him wanting any pawn offered. |
| 21. Ng5xe6, f7xe6. | If Black took with the rook, he would lose with R-d8+. |
| 22. Rd1-d7, e6-e5. | That's a heroic little pawn. |
| 23. Nh4-f5, g7-g6. | Another Black pawn tries to defend as best it can. |
| 24. Nf5-h6, Kg8-f8. | If 24 ... K-h8. Then 25 R-d8, Rxd8. 26 Bxe5 mate at least wins rook. |
| 25. Rd7-f7 mate. | The other choice would have been better! |