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| Dec-20-11 | | Garech: Sicilian!? You must be joking!
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Dec-20-11
 | | Phony Benoni: Not to mention that ECO B23 is the Closed Sicilian, where White delays playing d4. White didn't delay much in this game. |
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| Jan-30-12 | | johncheswick: Came across this game in a "guess the next move" puzzle - 29. ...Qg3!! is more dramatic, but doesn't 29. ...Ne2+ have the same outcome? That's what I guessed... |
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| Jan-30-12 | | galdur: <GreenLantern> True, Qb2, Qa3, Qb4 and Qe3 all win easily as well. Gold coins scattered on the board? Nah, I think it´s some way over-regurgitated hearsay. |
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Feb-24-12
 | | kbob: This game is referenced in the recent film "The Tower Heist", but it is portrayed there as a swindle by Marshall from a lost position, which of course was not the case. And as long as we're being cynical, if you start the combination with 24. ... Ne2ch it is less elegant but easier to see. Marshall himself said the shower of coins was true. |
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| Feb-27-12 | | KingV93: Did just watch 'The Tower Heist' and was immediately skeptical at the description of 'The Marshell swindle' though it turns out the game is real. The movie 'Hollywoods' up the description by saying it was a world championship match in Helsinki and that Marshall was lost until he played 23...g3 and that Levitsky resigned two moves later. According to Fritz Black is comfortably ahead without the sac and the game score here shows the resignation after the move in question.
I appreciate the chess metaphor in the context of the film but why hype it up? Why not use accurate information from the dozens of games that would make great examples? I imagine it's because Alan Alda's character is being accused of swindling his employees out of their money and at one time Marshalls' ability to get out of seemingly losing positions could be called 'swindles' but... It would be nice to see some accuracy when just a little homework would make the scene work and stay consistent with reality...but...that's Hollywood...why tell the truth when the lie is soo much sexier! And anyway, if this is one of the greatest moves in chess, and it very well may be, I'm a bit surprised to be hearing of it for the first time in a movie that has Eddie Murphy in the cast. Seems there are many better examples of 'swindles' or 'great moves' for that matter. One mans opinion.... |
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| Feb-28-12 | | KingV93: *oops, I mean it says Marshall plays23...♕g3 |
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| Feb-29-12 | | docofthree: agree tower heist descripition is inaccurate masrshall was not desperately losing as described but by reviewing the game i'm convinced 21re5 is the losing move 21 rg5 gives white a slight advantage. |
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Feb-29-12
 | | Sastre: If 21.Rg5, 21...Rxf2 wins. |
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| Feb-29-12 | | docofthree: ok missed that , now even more convinced black was clearly winning.thanks |
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Mar-10-12
 | | kingscrusher: I have done a video for the brilliant combination in this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOY... |
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| Mar-24-12 | | edyedzer: One hundred years ago !!! |
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| Apr-06-12 | | Eduardo Bermudez: All roads lead to Rome !!! |
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| Apr-25-12 | | Llawdogg: Wow! 23 ... Qg3!! One of the greatest chess moves ever! |
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| May-04-12 | | PhilFeeley: This game deserves the accolade as one of the greatest games of the century, with no disprespect to Fischer-D. Byrne, 1956. |
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| Jun-12-12 | | Eduardo Bermudez: One hundred years ago !!! |
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Jul-25-12
| | Phony Benoni: One hundred years ago today, this became the gold standard. |
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| Jul-25-12 | | LoveThatJoker: <23...Qg3!!> Stunning, Brilliant and Timeless. LTJ |
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Jul-25-12
 | | FSR: 23...Qg3!!! isn't quite as spectacular as 33...Qg4!!! in the lesser-known E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910, but it's still great. |
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| Jul-25-12 | | der623: One of my favorite game enders is 31. Bc7 from Tarrasch vs. Allies in Naples 1914 (This was GOTD on this site on 06/26/09). I can't think of another move that surpasses Tarrasch's in subtlety and sophistication. |
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| Jul-25-12 | | RookFile: Although a strong GM, Marshall was just below the top tier. Having said that, it was games like this from Marshall that got many of us here interested in chess in the first place. Qg3 is a ridiculously brilliant move. |
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Jul-25-12
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: This is the first time I've commented on one game a third time. The American Beauty might be 100 years old, but age cannot stale nor wither its infinite variety. |
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| Jul-25-12 | | sevenseaman: 23...Qg3 is perhaps the best known dilemma Marshall may have put anyone in. A few months ago, I remember going over moves of comparable sterling quality with <FSR>. I think he came up with 3-4 really good ones. Most were fun and equally arcane but this one took the cake. |
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| Jul-25-12 | | Abdel Irada: Happy 100th birthday, ...♕g3! |
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| Jul-25-12 | | Once: This may be chess heresy, but I've never been wholly convinced by the claims that this is the greatest move ever played. Okay, it's a flashy move. I'll grant you that. Marshall puts the queen en prise to two white pawns. He calculates out a move which initially looks utterly impossible. But ...
First, 23...Qg3 isn't the only way to win. Just about any other sensible queen retreat keeps black's material plus. Secondly, if we put the mating variations to one side, all Marshall achieves with this move is to force the exchange of queens. He gets to keep the Bh3 that he snaffled. The line is: 24. Qxg3 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nxg3+ 26. Kg1 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Rc3 (or a3/ e3) 
click for larger viewThis is the line that many eulogists mumble somewhere near the end of their analysis. A half apologetic afterthought. A footnote. All black achieves from his trickery is to trade queens. Then he gets a chance to wriggle his rook out of danger on h3. Then he grinds out an endgame with a piece advantage. All things considered, the gold coin move is the chess equivalent of Usain Bolt jumping a somersault as he crosses the line in the Olympic 100m final. Impressive, but .... Happy birthday 23...Qg3. A good move. A crowd-pleaser. But not, I'm afraid, the greatest move ever played. IMHO. |
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