Excalibur electronic 404-2 manual Gaudersen vs. Paul, Melbourne, London,1862

ter of the board, an unhealthy spot						cousin of the great world champion
for a monarch when so many						Emmanuel Lasker, gets his pieces
pieces are still on the board,						activated against Black's kingside
where he is mated. It's important to						while the English champion
understand		that such	sacrifices			Thomas develops (gets his pieces
don't	just	happen	illogically.			off the back rank and into play) too
White's pieces again had a domi-						slowly. By 10. Qh5, White is already
nating command of the board, and						threatening an all-out blitzkrieg. His
Black allowed White's pressure on						brilliant queen sacrifice 11. Qxh7 is
f7, Black's most sensitive defen-						followed by a devastating discov-
sive square when he hasn't cas-						ered double check, 12. Nxf6++.
tled, to build into an explosion.						Then Black's king has to walk the
6. Gaudersen vs. Paul						plank, all the way across the board
Melbourne, 1928						to g1, the normal spot for the White
This "miniature" of only 15 moves						king! Here he breathes his last.
starts off as a French Defense in						8.WilhelmSteinitzvs.A.Mongredien,
which White plays the Advance						London,1862
Variation, placing his pawns on d4						This games starts out as a Center
and e5. Black's 8th move, castling,						Counter (also called Scandinavian
was in this case a blunder because						Defense). Black loses too much
his kingside is attacked by many						time developing his pieces, while
pieces and not effectively defend-						White gets his into play aggressive-
ed. White's sparkling 9. Bxh7+ is						ly. Indeed, White's army dominates
an example of a bishop sacrifice						the all-important center of the board
that's happened so often it has a						as well as the king's side. This sets
name—the		"Greek Gift."		White's		the stage for a mating attack.
14. Nxe6+ is an example of a dis-						White's two-move maneuver 13.
covered check, the diver				bomber		Rf3 and 14. Rh3 is called a rook lift,
of the chessboard. White's amus-						and is a typical attacking strategy.
ing 15th move is a very rare exam-						This rook then sacrifices itself on h7
ple of checkmate with the en pas-						in a way that allows Steinitz to bring
sant capture.						his other rook quickly into the fray.
7.EdwardLaskervs.GeorgeThomas,						White is a rook down, but all of his
London,1910			a	Dutch		forces take part in the assault, while
This	masterpiece,					the Black queen's rook and bishop
Defense, features a famous exam-						seem to be waiting for the next
ple of the king’s walk to mate.						game. They don't have long to wait.
Edward, an American distant					10