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This is a '''sample game of [[chess]]''', recorded in standard [[algebraic chess notation]], and accompanied by commentary.

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==Moves 1-5==
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'''8. h4'''

Again White finds a strong continuation.
White is threatening to force the Black king to h6 after all with h5+.
Also the pawn protects the g5 square
, which is important in some mating combinationsmay turn out to be important down the road.
Finally, there is now some chance the rook will be able to join the attack down the h-file.

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(contracted; show full)are still powerful pieces such as queens and rooks in play.  Black's king has nowhere safe to move, White's queen is extremely near Black's king, and Black's king has an open diagonal right to White's side of the board.  Black's rook on h8 is hemmed in and cannot aid the king, and the king also blocks one of the places Black's knight on g8 could go.
At the end of move 10, the only pieces Black has really developed (by moving it out) is his king -- and that is ''
'definitely''' not good,; the king needs to be protected.  White is relatively poorly developed for being at move 10, but White at least has his queen out, and is being well-compensated by having a superior position compared to Black.

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==Moves 11-14==
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    a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
| 11. d4+
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'''11. d4+'''

White continues the attack with a special kind of check, the [[discovered attack|''discovered check'']].
White moves a pawn, but it isn't the pawn which gives check.
It is White's bishop, attacking from its home square, which delivers the blow.

Note that Black's king has no legal moves, and White's bishop is safe from capture, so interposition is the only option.

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    a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
| 11... g5
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'''11... g5'''

At this point White has an easy win with 12.Bxg5+ Kg7 13.Bxd8.
The material advantage of a queen and five pawns for a bishop and a knight iswould be overwhelming.
However, weak players have been known to play on in completely hopeless positions rather than resign.
In order to forestall a long, boring mop-up operation, White looks for a direct kill.

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==See also==
* [[The Game of the Century]]
* [[Chess terminology]]

[[Category:Chess games]]

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