Game start 5 back 1 back 1 forward 5 forward Game end Flip board Autoplay

Move

Sir Richard Barnett - S.G. Howell-Smith [B15]

7th London Chess League Congress (2) 1929


This game was awarded the brilliancy prize.

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. Nxh5 Nxh5 8. f4 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Bc4 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rf3 c5 14. c3 Rc8 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. f5 Kg8 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. d5 Ng8 19. Rh3 Ndf6 20. Bg5 Ra8 21. Qe1 Ng4 22. Qh4 N8f6 23. Rg3 Ne5 24. Rd1 Nf7 25. Rh3 Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Qd6 27. Rdd3 Ne4

The alternative Knight move 27...Ng8 also leads to mate by 28.Rh7+ Kxh7 29.Rh3+ Nh6 30.Rxh6 gxh6 31.Qg6+ Kh8 32.Qxh6#

28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qh5+

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