Legendary game · 1931
A world champion needs 11 moves
Alekhine vs Vasic — Banja Luka 1931 · French Defense, Winawer (C15)
Vasic
Alekhine
Banja Luka, nineteen thirty-one. Alexander Alekhine, the reigning world champion, is playing thirty-five games at once in a simultaneous exhibition. On this board, he delivers checkmate in eleven moves — with a queen sacrifice that you are going to find yourself.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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