The Gold Coins Game: 3 Ways to Capture a King

The Gold Coins Game: 3 Ways to Capture a King

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Have you sacrificed a piece before? I bet you have, and you're probably proud. Perhaps you even sacrificed a queen!

But there is one particular sacrifice in chess history that is still famous today: a queen was sacrificed, and could be taken three different ways. The beauty of this is that none of those ways work, but there is still checkmate if it is not taken at all. It is said that the game was so beautiful that the audience threw gold coins at the players. The man who played this incredible line was called Frank Marshall. Here is the game:

As you can see, this is a very fantastic game, played by a very fantastic person. Thanks for reading!