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This is a spectacular win by I. A. Horowitz against Arnold Denker in 1946. The lines in the notes are worth going over as well.


Horowitz,Israel Albert - Denker,Arnold Sheldon USA-ch New York, 1946 It all starts on move 32- 32.Qxc8!! Rxc8 33.Rxc8+ Nf8 33...Kh7 34.Be4+ f5 35.Bxf5+ g6 36.Bxg6+ Kxg6 37.h5+ Kg7 38.Ne6+ Kh7 39.Rf7# 34.Ne6!! g6 35.Rxf8+ Kh7 36.R4xf7+ Rxf7 37.Rxf7+ Kh8 38.Be4 Also 38.Rf8+ Kh7 39.h5 Qa2 40.hxg6+ Kxg6 41.Be4#, but Black resigned because after 38...Qa1 39.Bxg6 Qa8 40.h5 Qg8 41.Rf8 Qxf8 42.Nxf8 Kg7 43.Nd7 Kg8 44.f4 Kh8 45.f5 Kg8 46.f6 Kh8 47.f7 Kg7 48.f8Q#

 


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