Move 13 · Nxe4
The Centre Comes Loose
Black regains the pawn with 13...Nxe4, and suddenly every one of White's central pieces feels loose.
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Black wins
Black's long-horizon combination — launched with a queen sacrifice and sustained through a twelve-move sequence of forcing checks — turned a quiet opening into the most celebrated attacking game ever played. White's early central aggression simply handed Black the levers it needed.
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Black regains the pawn with 13...Nxe4, and suddenly every one of White's central pieces feels loose.
Move 17 · Be6
The bishop calmly ignores the attacked queen and cuts off the White queen's retreat, setting a trap: taking the queen walks into a windmill of checks.
Move 41 · Rc2
The game lasted 41 moves, but it was decided on move 17. Black saw the entire forcing sequence before offering the queen — long-horizon strategy in its purest, most beautiful form.
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