24 Oct 10
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Hi does anyone know of any famous games with extraordinary king walks, i seem to recall a Tal game and a Nigel Short game as well as a game that was played by two relatively unknown players in British India by some emissary or other, but i am unable to trace them at the moment. Any help would be most appreciated - thanks in advance Robbie.
24 Oct 10
Originally posted by clandarkfireLol, yes, that's the type of thing, although i was hoping for a little more success from the person who takes the king for a walk 🙂
I'm not sure if this is the type of king walk you were looking for, but extraordinary nonetheless.
[pgn][Event "London, England"]
[Site "London, England"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Edward Lasker"]
[Black "George Alan Thomas"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. d4 e6 ...[text shortened]... 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3
16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# 1-0
[/pgn]
24 Oct 10
Originally posted by clandarkfireWhite would have mated in your great game with a queen-side castle which I think recalls a famous Morphy win.
I'm not sure if this is the type of king walk you were looking for, but extraordinary nonetheless.
[pgn][Event "London, England"]
[Site "London, England"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Edward Lasker"]
[Black "George Alan Thomas"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. d4 e6 ...[text shortened]... 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3
16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# 1-0
[/pgn]
24 Oct 10
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Originally posted by clandarkfire
Here's a king hunt gone wrong:
[pgn][Event "match"]
[Site "Nurnberg"]
[Date "1888.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Max Kuerschner"]
[Black "Siegbert Tarrasch"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O ...[text shortened]... 1 Ne2 40. Ra5+
Kf4 41. Rf6+ Ke3 42. Re5+ Kf2 43. Rxe2+ Kf1 0-1
[/pgn]