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“In 13 moves, Canal sacrifices both Rooks and his Queen—and then mates on his 14th move! … A man might play a million games of chess and never duplicate Canal’s feat.”- Irving Chernev
[Event “** Simultaneous”]
[Site “Budapest HUN”]
[Date “1934.??.??”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Esteban Canal”]
[WhiteElo “?”]
[Black “NN”]
[BlackElo “?”]
[Result “1-0”]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bf4 e6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bb4
9.Be2 Nd7 10.a3 O-O-O {??} 11.axb4 {!!} Qxa1+ 12.Kd2 {!} Qxh1 13.Qxc6+ {!} bxc6 14.Ba6#
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