Hartlaub Sacrifices Queen, Knights, and More for Stunning Checkmate!

September 30, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Hartlaub vs Benary chess game analysis!
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Carl Hartlaub vs Victor Benary
Bavaria, Germany (1911)
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32)
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.a3 Bd6 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Qc2 dxc4 11.Ng5 g6 12.O-O-O Qe7
13.Rxd6 h6 14.h4 hxg5 15.hxg5 Nh5 16.Rxh5 gxh5 17.Nd5 exd5
18.Qh7+ Kxh7 19.Rh6+ Kg8 20.Rh8#
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