This Is Something! 3 Rooks Can Be Involved In 1 Checkmate

March 8, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, March 8, 2022 2:59pmURL:
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Alfred Beni vs Ioannis Anagnostou
Amsterdam Olympiad qual-1 (1954), Amsterdam NED, rd 1, Sep-04
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Early deviations (B75)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3
Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.O-O-O Rc8 10.Kb1 Ne5 11.g4 Nc4 12.Bxc4 Rxc4
13.h4 h6 14.h5 g5 15.e5 dxe5 16.Nf5 O-O 17.Bxg5 hxg5 18.Qxg5
Ne8 19.h6 f6 20.hxg7 fxg5 21.Rh8+
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