Double Sacrifice Win

KingLeopold (1680) vs JefferyPoppell (1810)

Chess.com  2012.04.02

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 My standard answer 2…d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 BDG by trnasposition 5…g6 Bogolyubov Var. 6.Ne5 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.O-O e6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5  11.Bg3 c6 12.Qd3 Nbd7 13.Nxf7?! I wasn’t sure if this sacrifice was correct or not, but it does break down the castle walls 13…Kxf7?! Souldn’t he have taken with the rook or not? 14.Rae1! Everyone of my piece are in play 14…Nb6 15.Bb3 Re8 16.Be5 Rh8 17.Qf3 Rf8 18.Ne4 Kg6 19.Qd3 Nxe4 20.Qxe4+ Rf5  21.g4 Bxe5 22.gxf5+ exf5 23.Qxe5 Nd5 24.c3 Nf4?! 25.Rxf4! I feel good about this second sacrifice 25…gxf4 26.Kh1! I can’t let him set up an attack on my king 26…Qf8 27.Rg1+ Kh5?! Stepping into the fray? 28.Bd1+ Kh4 You can run but you can not hide! 29.Qxf4+ Kh3 30.Qg3#  1-0