He Beat Lasker In 14 Moves! Who Is This Guy?

December 6, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Horatio Caro vs Emanuel Lasker
Berlin (1890), Berlin GER, rd 2, Jul-21
Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02)
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bf4 a6 8. Na4 Ra7 9. Nb6 Qd8 10. Bxb8 Qxb8 11. Qa4+ Ke7 12. Rc1 g5 13. Ne5 Nh6 14. Nc8+15. Nd7+
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