A "Greek Gift Sacrifice" From Alekhine The Fourth

This brilliant attacking game the fourth World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine played during a clock simul given in 1931 in Reykjavik (+8 -1 =1). Alekhine's opponent is Asmundur Asgeirsson, Icelandic champion who strangely overlooks White's "Greek Gift Sacrifice"! Very quickly the attack flourishes and more sacrifices appear on the board, first a Rook offer, then an exchange sacrifice and finally with a Queen sacrifice Alekhine checkmates his opponent! As Alekhine writes in his book "My Best Games of Chess,1908-1937", "The mating position is pure and for a practical game economical enough"!
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Alexander Alekhine vs Asmundur Asgeirsson
Clock Simul (1931) (exhibition), Reykjavik ISL, Aug-09
French Defense: Classical Variation. Richter Attack (C13)
1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.e5
Be7 8.h4 Re8 9.Bd3 c5 10.Bxh7+ Kxh7 11.Ng5+ Bxg5 12.hxg5+ Kg8
13.Qh5 Kf8 14.O-O-O Ke7 15.g6 a6 16.gxf7 Rf8 17.dxc5 Nd7
18.Rxd5 Qa5 19.Qg5+ Kxf7 20.Rh7 Rg8 21.Rd4 Qxc5 22.Rxd7+ Bxd7
23.Ne4 Qb4 24.Nd6+ Kf8 25.Qf6+ gxf6 26. Rf7#
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