Tartakower Sends Electrical Impulses To Shock Electrical Engineer

April 17, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Savielly Tartakower vs Milan Vidmar
Vienna (1905), Vienna AUH
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. g4 a6 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4
Rc8 13. h5 Na5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. O-O-O b5 16. f3 Nc7 17. Bd3
Ne6 18. Qh2 Re8 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Rh6 Bc4 22. e5
Bxd3 23. e6 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qc8 25. Bd4 f6 26. gxf6 exf6
27. Bxf6 Qb7 28. Qh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8#
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