Following a master game to mate

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Avatar of rooperi

Wow, I have just followed an old game to mate, beating a 1900 in the process.

All I know about the game, I found it years ago in Tartakower's 500 Master Games of chess, as a sideline to one of the main games. (My copy has long since disintegrated)

I have a feeling White might have been either Janowski or Mieses, does anyone have this in their DB?

 

Avatar of mottsauce

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.e5 Qe7 5.Qe2 Ng8 6.Nf3 d6 7.Nd5 Qd8 8.exd6+ Be6 9.Nxc7+ Kd7 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.Ne5+

11…Kc8 (# in 4), 1-0.

  This is a game played by Steinitz against an unknown amateur.  rook odds given.  seems to be very similar to yours.

Avatar of rooperi

Thanx, mottsauce. That might be it.

OK, now this is just weird. I have known this game off by heart for decades. Duplicating it once seemed extraordinary to me. But, 2 days later:

Avatar of john0h

Interesting line; what would the continuation be if 6. ... b6?