Notable Chess Games
- Fried-Schlechter, Vienna 1894, From's Gambit (A02), 0-1 A breezy 14-move win by Schlechter, who sacrifices his queen and mates his opponent's king in the middle of the board.
- Bernhard Fleissig-Schlechter, Vienna 1895, Polish Opening: General (A00), 0-1 One of Schlechter's most famous games, a scintillating win where Black sacrificed both his rooks and both his bishops.
- Schlechter-Steinitz, Cologne 1898 Vienna Game (C28), 1-0 Schlechter routs the former World Champion in 24 moves.
- Schlechter-Meitner, Vienna 1899, Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54), 1-0 An interesting combination in the endgame: White sacrifices his queen, then makes a quiet move with his king - and black is unable to prevent a mate in two moves.
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