Exploring The Histories of Chess: The Gold Coins Game

The Gold Coins Game

I. Introducing The Players And Other Important Information

The players of the game was Stepan Levitsky, a chess master against Frank Marshall, a chess legend. The game was played at Breslau, Poland, but is now called Wroclaw on July 20, 1912 during the tournament of the DSB congress that was founded at July 18, 1877 while the German Empire was attacking multiple countries. After Frank Marshall sacrificed the Queen, Levitsky resigned. The spectators threw gold coins at them because of the brilliant win from Frank Marshall. 

II. The Special Event of Throwing Gold Coins

Although it said that spectators threw gold coins, it has no concrete evidence when it was true. Marshall insisted that the spectators threw gold coins at him and his opponent for his brilliant win. Israel Horowitz reported that his wife, Caroline, disclaims even a shower of gold. Eric Schiller wrote "some people were just paying off their wagers.

III. The Game of The Shower Of Gold Coins

The Game:

24.hxg3 Ne2#
24.fxg3 Ne2+ 25.Kh1 Rxf1# (a back-rank mate)
any move by White's rook on f1 loses to 24...Qxh2+ 25.Kf1 Qh1#
24.f4 (or 24.f3) Ne2+ 25.Kh1 Qxh2#
24.Qxg3 (relatively best) Ne2+ 25.Kh1 Nxg3+ 26.Kg1 (if 26.fxg3 Rxf1#) Nxf1 27.gxh3 Nd2 with an easily won endgame, or 26...Ne2+ Kh1 followed by moving the rook on h3 away. 

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