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A00 Irregular + Polish (1.b4)

Polish Opening: General

Bernhard Fleissig vs Carl Schlechter, 1893

0-1, 20 moves ("Schlechter's Immortal")

1120921 (#34)

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bernhard Fleissig"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]
1. b4 {The small town of Marostica in Italy is home to an annual living chess display, where townsfolk play the part of the various pieces and enact a famous game from history. This game has the honor of being chosen for the first such exhibitions, in 1954.} e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 c5 4. b5 d5 5. d4 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qd3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 10. Kd1 d4 11. Qxh8+ Ke7 12. Qxc8 dxc3 13. Bc1 Nd7 14. Qxa8 Qxb5 15. Bf4 Qd5+ 16. Kc1 Be3+ 17. Bxe3 Nf2 18. Bxf2 Qd2+ 19. Kb1 Qd1+ 20. Ka2 Qxc2# 0-1

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