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ANNOTATED GAME

DSB Kongress XVIII 1912 · Sicilian Defense: Marshall Gambit (B23) · 0-1
Stefan Levitsky (?) vs. Frank James Marshall (?)
Annotated by: desertmissedrain (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A40)
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Here is another of Frank Marshalls games I found on chessgames.com, he did not annotate it and I am in no way qualified to even think about annotating it, so there are almost no annotations (except for the unfinished mating sequences!), but I thought I should share it as it has a brilliant Queen sacrifice at the end which is supposedly considered to be one of the greatest moves ever! I for one agree (Although there are probably many great moves which I have yet to see, and hopefully make! we can all dream : ) I hope you enjoy
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Bh3 Rae8 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 Nd4 20. Qh5 Ref8 21. Re5 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rxh3
If white takes the rook, then the only defender of f3 is removed and black can play Nf3 with a royal fork

 
23. Rc5 Qg3
White resigns, If 24.hxg3 then 24...Ne2# If 24.fxg3 then 24...Ne2 25.Kh1 Rf1# And If 24.Qxg3 then 24...Ne2 25.Kh1 25.Nxg3 26.Kg1 (if 26. fxg3 then 26... Rf1#) 26.Nxf1 27.gxh1 and black is up a full piece going into the endgame.