Sokov, V.





This game was played by the greatest of Russian players, Vasiliy Sokov(he died defending Leningrad during WWII), in the simultaneous exhibition. Seeing his opponent's desire to catch him on a "secret" shot Sokov moved 1.h2-g3! What do you think happened next? b4-c3? 2.d4xb2 f8-g7 3.h6xf8 b6-c5 (at this time there was a rush of onlookers to the board to see the champion being shot!) 4.f8xb4 a5xa1 but... with a smile, and the laughter from the public the game ended with 5.f2-e3! h4xd4 6.d2-c3 d4xb2 7.e1-f2 h8-g7 8.f2-e3 g7-f6 9.e3-f4 2-0

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