Wednesday, 26 August 2020

More classics to be aware of

 The Reti v Tartakower 1910 game is a well known classic (where Reti sacrifices his queen on d8 to then play a double check), but it did have some predecessors. One such game (which I've only just discovered) was played 46 years earlier, took slightly longer, but ended in pretty much the same way.



Maczuski,L - Kolisch,Ignaz [C45]
Match Kolisch-Maczuski +2-2=0 Paris (1), 03.1864

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxe4 10. Qd4 Qe7 11. O-O-O Qg5+ 12. f4 Qxf4+ 13. Bd2 Qg4 14. Qd8+ Kxd8 15. Bg5+ Ke8 16. Rd8# 1-0

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