He has sent in the position below, which is purported to be from an 1848 game between Mezon (Black, to play) and an unnamed opponent. Chas thought there was some similarity with the position published here last week.
Enjoy the series of stunning sacrifices!
1... Bb5 2. axb5 Nhg3+ 3. Nxg3 Nxg3+ 4. hxg3 hxg3+ 5. Kg1 Rh1+ 6. Kxh1 Rh8+ 7. Kg1 Bc5+ 8. Nxc5 Rh1+ 9. Kxh1 Qh8+ 10. Kg1 Qh2#
What foresight to see that Black needed to empty his back row of pieces to get his queen to h8! Having said that, I wonder if this is a real game, or a composed position? Does anyone know?
Lovely! But, based on the move list, is there a white knight missing from the diagram?
ReplyDeleteWhoops! There should be a WN on e4. I'll amend the diagram.
ReplyDeleteNow corrected.
ReplyDeleteHi Bob
ReplyDeleteGood to hear Chas is feeling better and hoping to get back to the club soon.
The position in your post is included in Reinfeld's 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations (puzzle 582) but unfortunately, he doesn't include details of players, venue, year etc. I've not heard of Mezon and a quick search didn't come up with any further details but it's a great finish.
There was a fairly recent game with quite a similar finish - Alexander Baburin vs Utut Adianto in the Liechtenstein Open in 1993.