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#30 · Checkmate in 8

Checkmate in 8 moves #30

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit — played by Diemer · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Lemberger Countergambit (D00)

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Checkmate in eight moves, episode thirty. Emil Josef Diemer plays his own gambit.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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