Peruvian Immortal
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title:
Peruvian Immortal
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The Peruvian Immortal is the name given to a chess game played by the Peruvian master Esteban Canal against an unknown amateur in a simultaneous exhibition he gave at Budapest in 1934. In just 14 moves, Canal sacrificed both his rooks and his queen, finishing with Boden's mate. Julius du Mont calls it, "A charming game." Irving Chernev writes, "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
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Immortal
date created:
2005-11-20T02:48:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T03:50:30Z
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