The Single Bishop (Elephant) Stronger Than The Queen & Knight

November 16, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenThu, November 16, 2017 3:30amURL:
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Carl Schlechter vs Philipp Meitner
Vienna (1899)
Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 10. bxc3 Nxc4 11. Qd4 f5 12. Qxc4 d6 13. Nd4 O-O 14. f3 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bf2 Kg7 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Qb3 c5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21.Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Qd7 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Bd4+ Kh7 25. Rde1 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27.Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Qb7+ Kg6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. h3 Qe6 31. g4+ fxg4 32. hxg4+ Kh4 33.Qxh6+ Qxh6 34. Kh2
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