Spectacular mate

Just saw this finish in The Art of Attack in Chess. To many of you probably familiar, but I liked this one so much I though I'd share.
Enjoy!

Originally posted by davaniel
Just saw this finish in The Art of Attack in Chess. To many of you probably familiar, but I liked this one so much I though I'd share.
Enjoy!

[pgn][From P. Schmidt - K. Richter][FEN "r1b2r2/3pNpkp/3pn1p1/2pN3P/2PnP3/q3QP2/4BKP1/1R5R w - -"]
1. Qh6+ Kxh6 2. hxg6+ Kg5 3. Rh5+ Kxh5 4. f4+ Nxe2 5. Nf6+ Kh6
6. Rh1+ Kg7 7. Ne8+ Rxe8 8. Rxh7+ Kf6 9. Rxf7#
[/pgn]

Sacrificing Knight, Bishop, Queen and Rook to get to the mate. Beautiful.

9 moves? Thats outrageous!

OMG!!! 😲 😲 😲

THAT is why I know I'll never be a good chess player 😞

Even knowing I was looking for a "Spectacular mate" and therefore expecting it to involve a great sacrafice or two, I could never see a mate in that. Let alone see it mid game 😞 I would never have thought to drop 4 major pieces over 9 moves like that.

I didn't see the text below till after I played it through but even if I had I dont think I would EVER have seen it 😞

I'll just have to live with the fact I suck 😞

Incredible! ...And the poor black queen helplessly watching it all from from a3!!