King Hunt: A Checkmate Announced in Eight Moves • Lasker vs Thomas • London, England (1912) • Dutch Defense: Staunton Attack, Lasker Variation (A83)
Francisco Yepes Barrera
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Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas was played on October 29, 1912, at the City of London Chess Club during casual blitz play.
Edward Lasker (White), German-American engineer and strong master (distant cousin of Emanuel Lasker), known for chess/Go prowess and bizarre inventions like a mechanical breast pump.
George Alan Thomas (Black), British baronet, badminton world champ, Wimbledon tennis semifinalist.
From a Dutch Defense, a king hunt masterpiece where Black’s monarch strolls to doom.
One of chess’s most beautiful mates was played the year the Titanic sank, earning its nickname.
