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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Leon Labatt
Blindfold simul, 4b (1883) (blindfold), New Orleans, LA USA, Jan-10
French Defense: Classical. Swiss Variation (C11)  ·  1-0

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Jan-10-06  syracrophy: Zugzwang for black. After 44...Ke6 45.c5! and the rest is easy
May-19-06
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  offramp: Another game between these two; remove white's QN.
[Event "New Orleans handicap"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz, William"]
[Black "Labatt, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "


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"] [PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.03.04"]

1. f4 e6 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. b3 Nc6 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Bb2 b6 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. h3 Qc7 9. g4 Rc8 10. Kb1 Na5 11. d3 d4 12. f5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 exf5 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qxf5 Be7 16. h4 Nc6 17. Bh3 Nce5 18. c4 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Rd8 20. h5 O-O 21. h6 g6 22. Qf4 f6 23. Rhf1 fxg5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 (24... Nxc4 25. Be6+ Rf7 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Bg7#) 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Qe6 1-0

Jan-13-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Mentioned in passing in this film
https://youtu.be/94ON5wmrFqA
@ 41:06.
The film is "<Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes, the White Knight Stratagem>", worth watching, as Rik Mayall is in it.

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