SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
(gm) Bondarevsky
(gm) Kotov
From a tournament in St.Petersburg (Leningrad) 1939. White had just played 23.Ke3, trying to escape a perpetual check (23.Kf1 Ng3+ 24.Kf2 Ne4+ etc)
HOWEVER, this courageous attempt by White soon backfires as Black has a forced mate, one of the most beautiful mates in the centre of the board that has ever been witnessed.
BLACK TO PLAY AND FORCE MATE!
[Event “Ch URS”]
[Site “Leningrad (Russia)”]
[Date “1936”]
[Round “”]
[White “Kotov Alexander A (RUS)”]
[Black “Bondarevsky Igor Z (RUS)”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Eco “A90”]
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. b3
Qe8 9. Ne1 Nbd7 10. Nd3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Qc2 g5 14. Nd3 Qh5
15. Nfe5 Rf6 16. f3 Rh6 17. h4 Nxg3 18. hxg5 Qh2+ 19. Kf2 Rh4 20. Rg1 Rxd4
21. Bb2 Qh4 22. Bxd4 Ne4+ 23. Ke3 f4+ 24. Nxf4 Qf2+ 25. Kd3 Qxd4+ 26. Kxd4
Bc5+ 0-1
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