Legendary game · 1896
He sacrificed BOTH rooks on a3
Pillsbury vs Lasker — St. Petersburg 1896 · Queen's Gambit (D50)
Lasker
Pillsbury
St. Petersburg, eighteen ninety-six. Emanuel Lasker sacrifices both of his rooks — on the very same square.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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