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Friedrich Saemisch vs Oskar Menzinger
Marktoberdorf (1953), Marktoberdorf FRG
French Defense: Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis Variation (C18)  ·  1-0

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Jul-19-04  Tennyson: I would like to draw everybody's attention to this game's fantastic rook sac converted into a king hunt/mating net, resulting in a smothered mate. Black had chances to avoid mate, but would have had to give back plenty of material to do so.
Jan-28-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: This is an absolutely BRILLIANT game,I'm shocked this has not been kibitzed on more.It is the best anti-French Winwer Advance I have ever seen.The Rook sacrifice is shocking and I have never seen a smothered mate in the French before.
Jan-28-06  notsodeepthought: I'm not taking anything away from white - very nice ending and all - but I would argue that it wasn't a "real" rook sacrifice (which might explain the relatively little kibitzing), since the black rook was en prise too. If e.g. 23 ... g:f4 (to prevent 24 Ne5) then 24 g:h5 and white still has the edge. Also, the final smothered mate is pretty, but obviously even 28 Nf4+ followed by 29 N:h5 would have won handily.
Jan-28-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: It is more of a Zwischenzug than a sacrifice I was thinking of calling it that.He could have saved the rook at e4.
Jan-28-06  notsodeepthought: Agreed - don't get me wrong, it was very well played by white.
Jan-28-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: I've never seen a smothered mate on the b1 h7 diagonal like this either.This man had great perception.
Jan-29-06  LluviaSean: what the heck is a Zwischenzug???
Jan-29-06  sneaky pete: <LluviaSean> It's an in-between move.
Jan-30-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: <Jan-29-06 LluviaSean: what the heck is a Zwischenzug??? >If you want know what Zwischenzug is check this game out,its loaded with them Browne vs Kneebone, 1985
Jan-30-06
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  Eric Schiller: <Lluviasean>I prefer the term intermezzo, it is much easier to handle than zwischenzug.
Jan-07-07  jackmandoo: I can literally hear that king gasping for air. Its been like 54 years, die already king.
Apr-09-09  tommy boy: Fantastic combination. The rook sac is realy unexpected. just brilliant
Apr-09-09  whiteshark: 'zwischenzug' definition and examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwisch...
Sep-23-10  theodor: in italian this mate is called 'affogato'(suffocated). in english - 'what a hell of a squeez'!
Apr-14-15  mikealando: Awww wowowowow! That's chess greatness. Patzer me would first have grabbed the queen after the 27. Ng6 royal fork.
Apr-14-15  mikealando: Simply takes the breath away this. Blown away.
Jan-27-17
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  offramp: <Sämisch Last Cheer>.

Sämisch's chess career runs from 1920 to 1972 but this is his last win, in 1953.

The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
The same procedure as every year, Sämisch!

Jun-19-19
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  fredthebear: Originally, FTB saw this as a sideways Philidor's Legacy (RxQ sac on the edge draws the rook next to the cornered king, and then the N#). However, it now seems to be Greco's Mate w/a pawn substituting for the bishop to prevent escape from the corner. Take your pick either way -- it's a beauty!!
Oct-21-19  sea7kenp: Over the board, I might have sold myself short, and settled for Black's Queen (28 Nxf4+), with Black's Rook as a bonus. However, the actual play was, just Beautiful!

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