This is the last in our series of old classical attacks from the 19th century. Many of them have purposely been not well-known. Today's is no exception. Black has just taken white's rook on e1. The rest is a merry chase of the black king. Next week, we will go to the other extreme with endgames with just a few pieces. Between Christmas and the New Year, we'll have some fun with unusual chess positions. And if you want a stocking stuffer for a chess friend, or for yourself, my latest book, Openings for Amateurs—Next Steps is available online in all the usual places.

This game played at St. Petersburg in 1891 was a consultation game between Jurevich and Pollner on the white side and Clemenz and Schiffers on the black side. 1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (1... Kh8 2. Rxe1 Qxb2 3. Be5 Qd2 4. Bd5 Re8 5. Bxb7 Rad8 6. Bxa6) 2. Qxb7+ Kf6 (2... Kg8 3. Be5) (2... Kg6 3. Qc6+ Kf7 4.Qc7+ Kg6 5. Rxe1 h5 6. Be5 Rg8 7. Qd6+ Kh7 8. Qd3+ g6 9. Qd7+ Kh6 10. Bf4+ g5 11. Re6+ Rg6 12. Bxg5+ Kxg5 13. Qd2+ Kh4 14. Qf4+ Rg4 15. Qf6+ Rg5 16. Re4#) 3.Be5+ Kxe5 4. Rxe1+ Kd4 5. Qb6+ Kxc4 (5... Kd3 6. Rc1 Rd4 7. Qe6 Re4 8. Qd5+ Rd4 9. Qf3+ Kd2 10. Qe3#) 6. Rc1+ Kd5 7. Rc5+ Ke4 8. f3+ and Black resigned because of Kf4 9. Qc7+ Ke3 10. Re5+ Kd2 11. Qc3+ Kd1 12. Re1#

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