Pillsbury The Legend! He Played Chess, Checkers And Whist Simultaneously!

March 31, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSat, March 31, 2018 3:30pmURL:
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Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs NN
checkers/whist/blind chess simul (1900), Toledo, OH USA, Jan-15
Colle System (D05)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. O-O b6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb7 9. Nxd6+ cxd6 10. Bf4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d5 12. Bd6 Rc8 13. Rfe1 Rc6 14.Ba3 a5 15. c4 Ne4 16. cxd5 Ng5 17. Qg3 Rc8 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxe6+ fxe6 20.Qg6+ hxg6 21. Bxg6#
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