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From: dfw@ll1.UUCP (Dan Webster)
Newsgroups: net.chess
Subject: Re: Re: Re: VERY short game
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 20:52:38 EDT
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> > On the subject of very short games played at a high level, I remember
> > there is a particularly short game (in the order of 4 moves) at 
> > Master level! If I remember correctly, the players were Gibaud and Lazard,
> > the year 1924 (?).  I was looking for it, but it seems I no longer have 
> > the sources (oops, the script).  Maybe somebody can post it for the
> > amusement of the net.
> 
> 
> The shortest mate played at Master Level that I know of was
> Arnold vs. Hanauer, Budapest Defense, Philadelphia, 1936. I know
> it was a five (or six??) move mate, but I too have lost
> the moves.

I found the first game refered to in this article, It was played
in Paris (1924) between Gibaud and Lazard (Masters!!) and went as
follows:

	1) P-Q4		N-KB3
	2) N-Q2		P-K4
	3) P*P		N-N5
	4) P-KR3??	N-K6!
	5) Exit... Stage Left

		D. F. Webster