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This game was played between Haag and Csiszar in Hungary in 1963, and went this way: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 Re8 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O-O exd4 12. Rxd4 Qe7 13. Rhd1 Bc7 14. Bb3 a5 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. Rh4 h6 (See Diagram)at which point White came up with a pretty finish.


The finish was 17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Rxd7 and now Black Resigned. One of the many variations could have been 20… Bxd7 21. Nce4 Rfe8 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qh8#

 


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