Game of the week

Friedrich Sämisch
Kurt Richter
Berlin Championship 1940-41
Annotated by ATH
1.d4d52.c4e5?!or is that !? ?3.dxe5d44.Nf3Nc65.Nbd2Bf5?!5…Nge76.Nb3Ng67.a3Be78.Nbxd4Ngxe59.Bf46.a3Qd7?!6…g67.g3is better7.g37.b4!±7…d37…Nge78.b4±is better8.e3?8.exd3Bxd39.b4O-O-O9…Bxf110.Kxf1Qh3+11.Kg1O-O-O12.b5Nd413.Nxd4Rxd414.Qf3Qd715.Ne4Rxc416.Bg5+−8…f6!?8…a59.exf6Nxf610.Bg210.b4!±10…Bh311.O-OBxg212.Kxg2h512…a5!13.h4Ng414.b3?14.b4!±14…Be7?!14…O-O-O!=15.Ne4?!15.b4!15…O-O?!15…O-O-O!=16.Nfg5?!16.Ra2!16…Rad817.f3?17.Bd2=17…Bxg518.hxg518.fxg4is slightly better, e.g.,18…Rxf119.Qxf1Rf820.Qd1Bxh4!21.gxh4?!Ne5−+18…Nce518…Qe6!is even stronger19.fxg4??19.Bd2Qe619…Qc620.Rf4Rxf421.gxf4Qxe4+22.Kg3h4+23.Kh3d224.Bxd2Nf325.Ra2White decides to commit hari-kari rather than endure25.Qh1Rxd226.Rf1Rh2+−+25…Nxd226.Qe226.Rxd2Qxe3+26…Rd3The text leads to mate in 18 whereas26…Qh1+leads to mate in five0–1

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