The Peruvian Immortal: I Strongly Recommend To View This Game!

April 19, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this video I am covering the famous immortal game known as “The Peruvian Immortal”. The Peruvian Immortal is the name given to a spectacular chess game played by the Peruvian master (later grandmaster) Esteban Canal against an unknown amateur in a simultaneous exhibition he gave at Budapest in 1934. In just 14 moves, Canal sacrificed both his rooks and his queen, finishing the game with Boden’s mate.
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Esteban Canal vs NN
“The Peruvian Immortal” (game of the day Apr-20-08)
Simultaneous (1934) · Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01)
1. e4 d5 2. ed5 Qd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bf4 e6 7. h3 Bf3 8. Qf3 Bb4 9. Be2 Nd7 10. a3 O-O-O 11. ab4 Qa1 12. Kd2 Qh1 13. Qc6 bc6 14. Ba6#
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