Levitsky versus Marshall

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Levitsky versus Marshall, also known as the Gold Coins Game, is a chess game that was played in Breslau (now Wrocław) on July 20, 1912, during the master's tournament of the DSB Congress, between the Russian master Stepan Levitsky and the leading American player of the time, Frank Marshall. It is famous for Marshall's remarkable winning move 23...Qg3!!, placing the queen en prise three different ways but leaving White with no defence. Levitsky resigned in response to this move. According to legend, after Marshall's winning move, gold coins were tossed onto the board by spectators, although this has been contested by other accounts, including by Marshall's wife who was present at the time.

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