Lasker, Edward vs. Alekhine, Alexander, Duesseldorf, 1908.??.??, Round 1

Published November 30, 2012 | By chessmaster

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[Event Duesseldorf] [Site Duesseldorf] [Date 1908.??.??] [Round 1] [White Lasker, Edward] [Black Alekhine, Alexander] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C41]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Qb3 Qe7 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. O-O Bc5 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. Rad1 Nd6 15. Be2 f5 16. Nd2 f4 17. c4 Bd4 18. Nb3 c5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. f3 Qf7 21. Bd3 h6 22. Bh4 Be6 23. Rc1 g5 24. Be1 Qg7 25. g4 Nf7 26. Kf2 Ne5 27. Rg1 Rf6 28. Ke2 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rh6 31. Rg2 Rh3 32. Rf2 Nxf3 0-1

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White to move Mate in 3

Published January 15, 2011 | By Subterfuge

This problem appears in Edward Lasker’s book Chess For Fun and Chess For Blood (or something along those lines). White is to play and mate in three. Despite the paucity of moves available, this problem is extremely difficult to solve.

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