Saemisch Stuns with A Queen Sacrifice for Smothered Mate

February 8, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Saemisch vs Menzinger chess game analysis! German GM sacrifices his Queen to announce a smothered mate!
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Friedrich Saemisch vs Oskar Menzinger
Marktoberdorf (1953), Marktoberdorf FRG
French Defense: Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis Variation (C18)
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 cxd4 6.axb4 dxc3 7.bxc3
Nc6 8.Nf3 Nge7 9.Bd3 Ng6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.O-O Bd7
13.Re1 f6 14.c4 Ne7 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.c4 Nb6 17.Bb2 Kf7 18.Rad1
Rae8 19.b5 Bc8 20.Rd4 Rd8 21.Rf4 Rh5 22.g4 g5 23.exf6 Qxf4
24.Ne5+ Kg8 25.f7+ Kh7 26.Qc2+ Kh8 27.Ng6+ Kh7 28.Nf8+ Kh8
29.Qh7+ Rxh7 30.Ng6#
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