21 May 2015

Anderssen's Checkmate

This position arose in Anderssen -- Zukertort, Barmen 1869.

White to move

2 comments:

  1. 1Qxh7+ Kxh7 2g8Q+ Rxg8 3f6+ Qxd3 4Rh3#

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    1. That line leads to checkmate, but with the intervening move 3...Rg6, your checkmate requires more moves than Anderssen's.

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