Edward Lasker’s Immortal Game

German-American chess player Edward Lasker plays his immortal game against British chess master George Alan Thomas! Queen sacrifice on move 11 allows him to start a King hunt which ends with a checkmate!! ---------------- Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas Casual game (1912), London ENG, Oct-29 Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Qxh7 Kxh7 12. Nxf6 Kh6 13. Neg4 Kg5 14. h4 Kf4 15. g3 Kf3 16. Be2 Kg2 17. Rh2 Kg1 18. Kd2# 1-0 ---------------------- Video Thumbnail Credits: : ---------------- #chess #edwardlasker