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Alexander Alekhine’s “Legal Like” Sacrifice

December 12, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In King’s gambit Alexander Alekhine makes a Queen sacrifice to launch a King-hunt!
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Alexander Alekhine vs Oscar Tenner
Cologne (probably analysis), 1911
King’s Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation (C30)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Na4 exf4 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Bxf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxd1 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Bxc5+
Kf6 14. O-O+ Kxe5 15. Rf5#
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