Ep. 18: The Invitation

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Real Chess Corner

Anderssen vs Dufresne, Berlin 1852 - the "Evergreen Game": 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.e5 Qg6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Ba3 b5 12.Qxb5 Rb8 13.Qa4 Bb6 14.Nbd2 Bb7 15.Ne4 Qf5 16.Bxd3 Qh5 17.Nf6+ gxf6 18.exf6 Rg8 19.Rad1 Qxf3 20.Rxe7+ Nxe7 21.Qxd7+!! Kxd7 22.Bf5+ Ke8 23.Bd7+ Kf8 24.Bxe7#.

Why it works: Black is about to mate on g2, so White must keep checking. The queen sacrifice drags the king onto d7, and then the bishops finish the job with a double check and mate.

Lesson: Every piece has a job - just like every guest at a party. Here the two bishops, a rook and the queen all play a part.

Who will come as which piece? And what is Oliver's surprise...?

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