At long last I have achieved more than 0 in a correspondence game of chess with Charles! It's only half a point, but it's a start. And what a fun game it was. The swashbuckling King's Gambit was whipped out, and pieces were sacrificed all over the shop. If I had castled long and kept my King out of danger that piece sacrifice might even have netted me more (but, then, I always think that, and history is against me!)
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Nc3 Nc6
4. Nf3 Bb4
5. Bc4 g5
6. h4 g4
7. Ng5 Ne5
8. Nxf7 Nxf7
9. Bxf7+ Kxf7
10. Qxg4 Bxc3
11. Qh5+ Kf8
12. bxc3 Nf6
13. Ba3+ d6
14. Qh6+ Kg8
15. 0-0?! Ng4
16. Qxf4 Be6 (the doubled pawn charge is rather neat...)
17. c4 Qxh4
18. c5 dxc5
19. Bxc5 h5
20. Qxc7 Rh7
21. Qd6 Rf7 (the dance of the rooks, and I was very pleased with the next move, which saves the game...)
22. Rf3! Rd8
23. Qxe6 Qh2+
24. Kf1 Qh1+
25. Bg1 Nh2+
26. Ke2 Nxf3
27. Qg6+ (draw by perpetual)
Phew!
