This Insane Final Combination Will Leave You Speechless

April 3, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, April 3, 2018 2:30pmURL:
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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Karl Satzinger
Munich (1914), Munich GER
Bird Opening: General (A02)

1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 Bf6 6. Ne5 Bxe5 7. fxe5 Ne7 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qh5 Ng6 11. Rf3 Nce7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Raf1 b5 14. Nd1 Bb7 15.
Nf2 c4 16. Ng4 f5 17. exf6 Nf5 18. fxg7 Nxg7 19. Qxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rh3+ Kg8 21.
Nh6+ Kh7 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Rh8+ Nxh8 24. Nh6#
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Video Thumbnail Attribution: By not given in source (Hartston W. The kings of chess. London 1985.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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