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#31 · Checkmate in 8

Checkmate in 8 moves #31

The Göring Gambit — Southport, 1905 · Scotch Game, Göring Gambit (C44)

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Houlding

Checkmate in eight moves, episode thirty-one. The Göring Gambit — Southport, nineteen oh five, women's championship.

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