Most Violent Chess Game In History

An epic famous, historical attacking chess game between Edward Lasker and Sir George Alan Thomas in London 1912.

0:00 Intro
0:38 GAME
7:12 OPENINGS

[White "Edward Lasker"]
[Black "George Alan Thomas"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Qxh7+ Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# 1-0

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[kristofer]

Bro imagine losing so hard in chess that people are still rewatching it 109 years later

[Ariverfish]

Imagine being one of the chess reviewers back then, skimming through games of professional players, then out of the corner of your eye you see a game ending in "O-O-O#".

[calar]

This is the closest thing I've seen in chess to taking your opponent's king into a dark alley and bludgeoning it to death with rooks.

[wilavg]

Therapist: Reverse backrank mate isn't real, it can't hurt you
Reverse backrank mate:

[sillychinas]

When asked why he didn't play 0-0-0#, Ed Lasker reportedly said since he was an engineer, and valued efficiency. Moving one piece is more efficient than moving two.

[lizardpeoplearetakingovert]

Woah... I can't believe Edward Lasker pulled out a fork and repeatedly stabbed Sir George Alan Thomas in the eyes until he resigned. Chess can really get violent sometimes. Truly an amazing game!

[rizwannawab]

Imagine getting checkmated by a piece which didn't even move the whole game. Brutal!

[dementia]

“Violence” is the opening. The line is “Accepted”.

[vincenzo]

Long castle checkmate would have been the most brutal move in chess history

[josephpham]

when you get back rank mated but not on your own back rank

[LunarySSF]

"long castle checkmate" would've been the dopest move ever made
it is so fire

[baguirrepenarrietagerardo]

He literally just kidnapped his king 💀

[penelopenealon]

I’ve never seen someone get literally dragged this brutally

[aname]

He didn’t checkmate, he just captured the king

[CellarDoor-rttt]

I will never forgive Edward Lasker for not playing O-O-O#. When you get the chance to play long castle checkmate in a game of chess, you play it because that is how you wrap a bow of pure chess annihilation and deliver it straight to your opponent.

[nailafarooq]

Chess: Slow
People: BORING

Chess: Violent
People: Interesting..

[materodic]

I mean after all, chess is a first war game.

[sergeidragunov]

Botez found a time machine and taught Lasker her gambit. Then a wild Rosen shouted "Oh no! His Queen!".

[klmnocds]

If "Call an Ambulance...But not for me" was a chess game.

[DeadSezSo]

What's even more incredible is that he played forced mate in 8 that involved moving a different piece every single move and culminating in a king move which are all pretty incredible. A king move for mate is incredibly rare on its own.