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A slashing Kurt Richer attack which all chess players should remember. The game started out (40) Richter - Abramavicius [C13] Hamburg Hamburg, 19301.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.Qe2 c5 10.0–0–0 cxd4 11.g4 g6 12.h4 Bg7 13.h5 Re8 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.g5 e5 16.Rh4 Nf8 17.Rdh1 Bf5 18.Qf1 Rc8 (SEE DIAGRAM)Richter now executed his mating attack.


19.Rh8+ Bxh8 20.Rxh8+ Kxh8 21.Qh1+ Nh7 22.Nf6 Kg7 23.Qh6+ Kh8 24.Qxh7 Mate

 


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