The Chinese Immortal

Liu Wenzhe vs Jan Hein Donner · Buenos Aires Olympiad, 1978

At China's first Olympiad, the little-known Liu sacrifices his queen on g6 and leaves a famous grandmaster with no defence against mate.

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 h6 6. h3 c5 7. d5 O-O 8. h4 e6 9. g5 hxg5 10. hxg5 Ne8 11. Qd3 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Qh4 f5 15. Qh7+ Kf7 16. Qxg6+ Kxg6 17. Bh5+ Kh7 18. Bf7+ Bh6 19. g6+ Kg7 20. Bxh6+ 1-0

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