Ep. 20: Beta Testing

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Real Chess Corner

Anastasia's Mate: Maya's finish against Zeke: 1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Qxh7+!! Kxh7 3.Rh3#. The knight on e7 guards g6 and g8, Black's own pawn on g7 blocks the king, and the rook swings over to mate on the h-file.

Where the name comes from: It's named after a German novel, "Anastasia und das Schachspiel" (Anastasia and the Game of Chess), by Wilhelm Heinse, published in 1803.

Lesson: A knight next to the enemy king plus a rook on an open file = DANGER. Always check your king's escape squares - the app is right about that one, Zeke.

Beta test: complete. Party costume: NOT complete.

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