New Orleans · 1920
The Queen Deflection
White: Edwin AdamsBlack: Carlos TorreResult: 1-0 - Edwin Adams wins23 moves
White's queen is offered on four different squares, each time deflecting a defender from the back rank. A textbook of the deflection theme.
The key moments
- 18. Qg4Queen to g4! The queen cannot be taken: back-rank mate.
- 19. Qc4Queen to c4. Again it is untouchable.
- 20. Qc7Queen to c7. Still untouchable.
- 23. Qxb7Queen takes b7. The black queen is deflected. Torre resigns.
All moves
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Bg5 c6 12. c4 cxd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Rfe1 a5 15. Re2 Rc8 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qg4 Qb5 19. Qc4 Qd7 20. Qc7 Qb5 21. a4 Qxa4 22. Re4 Qb5 23. Qxb7 1-0
Replay it on the living board
In When Kings Fall this game is replayed with living armies: Edwin Adams commands the Light, Carlos Torre the Shadow. Every capture is a duel, the key moments are shown in slow motion with commentary, and the analysis mode shows Stockfish's evaluation after every move.