Moisei Zakharovich Elyashov vs NN (1948)

Moisei Zakharovich Elyashov vs NN
Paris - 1948 · Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Variation (A02) · 1-0

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Dec-18-03		d4Nf6Bg5: wow. What a crazy mate. If black played, Kd7, then white would naturally continue Qxf5, correct? If so, then Ke8 is the Only viable move. Can white continue the mate? I see that white gains back all the saced material, maybe simplifying with Qh5+, Kd7, Qxd8+, Kxd8 then maybe gxh (although this weakens the king's position, probably not a big problem as the enemy's is just a weak and the queens are gone) What am I missing?

Dec-18-03		technical draw: <d4Nf6Bg5> You are missing the move numbers. I suggest that you always put the move number so we can tell what move you're talking about.

Dec-18-04		TheGreatNN: ----- "wow. What a crazy mate. If black played, 9. ..Kd7, then white would naturally continue 10.Qxf5+, correct? If so, then 10. ..Ke8 is the Only viable move. Can white continue the mate? I see that white gains back all the saced material, maybe simplifying with 11.Qh5+..Kd7 12.Qxd8+..Kxd8 then maybe 13.gxh3 (although this weakens the king's position, probably not a big problem as the enemy's is just a weak and the queens are gone)"

Dec-18-04		TheGreatNN: Oops that was a year ago, not today!

Jun-16-09		GrahamClayton: <d4Nf6Bg5>: wow. What a crazy mate. If black played, Kd7, then white would naturally continue Qxf5, correct? If so, then Ke8 is the Only viable move. Can white continue the mate? I see that white gains back all the saced material, maybe simplifying with Qh5+, Kd7, Qxd8+, Kxd8 then maybe gxh. d4Nf6Bg5, White can't play 12.d8+ in your variation, as the White Queen is on f5. The checkmate here is not that crazy. The two bishops delivering mate is known as Boden's Mate. Here is a chessgames games collection that features this mating pattern. Game Collection: Boden's Mate Finally, having suffered some grief from Black players playing the From Gambit against my Bird's Opening, it is great to see a quick White victory!

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