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September 05 1947
Evening star, Washington, District of Columbia, Sunday, June 20, 1948
Hans Berliner, outstanding among the District's younger players, combines a remarkable knowledge of recent opening analysis with a consistent aggressiveness and an ability to make long-range combinations. In the following game from the last Divan championship, he employs the Hanham variation in the Philidor defense which the Russians have lately taken out and dusted off, sacrifices a knight on the 19th move, and five moves later announces a mate in seven.
George Stanley Thomas (white) vs. Hans Jack Berliner (black)
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Schlechter Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 P-Q3
3. P-Q4 N-Q2
4. B-QB4 P-QB3
5. N-B3 Q-B2
6. P-QR4 B-K2
7. O-O KN-B3
8. Q-K2 P-KR3
9. B-K3 N-B
10. P-KR3 P-KN4
11. PxP PxP
12. N-R2 N-N3
13. KR-K N-B5
14. BxN NPxB
15. B-N3 P-KR4
16. QR-Q B-QB4
17. Q-B4 P-N3
18. N-B3 B-K3
19. Q-K2 N-N5
20. PxN PxP
21. BxB PxB
22. Q-B4 Q-K2
23. P-N4 PxN
24. PxP R-KR8ch
25. K-N2 Q-N4ch
26. KxR Q-R5ch
27. K-N2 QxPch
28. K-R Q-R5ch
29. K-N2 Q-N6ch
30. K-R Q-R6mate |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 Nd7
4. Bc4 c6
5. Nc3 Qc7
6. a4 Be7
7. 0-0 Ngf6
8. Qe2 h6
9. Be3 Nf8
10. h3 g5
11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Na2 Ng6
13. Re1 Nf4
14. Bxf4 gxf4
15. Bb3 h5
16. Rd1 Bc5
17. Qc4 b6
18. Nc3 Be6
19. Qe2 Ng4
20. hxg4 hxg4
21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Qc4 Qe7
23. b4 gxf3
24. gxf3 Rh1+
25. Kg2 Qg5+
26. Kxh1 Qh4+
27. Kg2 Qxf2+
28. Kh1 Qh4+
29. Kg2 Qg3+
30. Kh1 Qh3# |
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