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May 9, 2009

An Unbelievable Mate

Filed under: History — Rook House @ 9:35 pm

During my extensive research on Jackson Showalter, I recently came across this article from 1916 that details an inexplicable eleven move checkmate suffered by then American chess champion Frank Marshall at a Brooklyn, New York simul.

The article is shown below and the moves of the game are also given.

SOURCE: Washington Post – April 23rd, 1916

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