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The last knight of the gambit
Rudolf Spielmann vs Baldur Honlinger · Vienna 1929 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Rudolf Spielmann found. The other side answers by itself.
Rudolf Spielmann vs Baldur Honlinger
Vienna, 1929
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Rudolf Spielmann against Baldur Honlinger, Vienna, 1929. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 4. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Spielmann, called the last knight of the King's Gambit, gives a knight and then the queen on h7. The rook swings to h5 and mates on h8.
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