Rudolf Rezso Charousek vs Moritz Porges (1896)

Rudolf Rezso Charousek vs Moritz Porges
Nurnberg 1896 · Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. London Defense (C44) · 1-0

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Apr-16-06		notyetagm: What a chess genius Charousek was. Here Charousek announced a mate in 5 beginning with 37 c6+. It seems strange to swap queens when playing a mating attack but here the remaining White bishops and rooks coordinate to trap the Black a8-king in a corridor on the a-file (<Greco mate>): 37 c6+! xc6 38 xc6+ b7 39 xa7+! xa7 40 a1+ a4 41 xa4#. A lovely <Greco mate> on the a-file, with the White c7- and c6-bishops covering the critical flight squares b8, b7, and b6 of the Black a7-king. I have never seen this particular pattern with the Greco mate before, the flight squares off of the rook file all covered by adjacent bishops. Have a look at the final mating pattern for yourself: click for larger view

Apr-23-07		Autoreparaturwerkbau: Very nice analysis, <notyetagm>, to a brillant endgame technique of Charousek's.

Mar-08-08		Phony Benoni: <notyetagm> For a similar example of this type of mate, see Showalter vs Gossip, 1889

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