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If you’ve been with us a while, the first move should be an easy guess, but can you see it all the way to the end?


Solution:

CH Shroder in Marburg in 1951 saw it all the way against Freese and here’s how it started and ended: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d5 Bd6 5. e4 f5 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. Bd3 fxe4 8.Nxe4 O-O 9. Bg5 {See Diagram}9… Nxe4 10. Bxd8 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Rxf2+ 12. Ke3 Bc5+ 13.Kxe4 Bf5+ 14. Kxe5 Nd7#

 


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