1.Nc3
e5
2.Nf3
d6
3.e4
f5
4.h3?
[Digging trenches is not in Napoleon's style. The game switched to Philidor defense, but Napoleon misses the near-refutation: 4.d4
fxe4
5.Nxe4
d5
6.Neg5
h6
7.Nf7!!
Kxf7
8.Nxe5+
and white should win.]
4...fxe4
5.Nxe4
Nc6
6.Nfg5?
"Accident, hazard, chance, whatever you choose to call it, a mystery to ordinary minds becomes a reality to superior men," de Remusat quoted Napoleon. The move drops a piece.
6...d5
7.Qh5+
g6
8.Qf3
Threatening 7.Qf7 mate.
8...Nh6?
A turnaround. The emperor was on the verge of defeat: After 8...Bf5 black would win a knight. White wins now, hunting madame's king to mate.
9.Nf6+
Ke7
10.Nxd5+
Kd6
11.Ne4+!
Kxd5
12.Bc4+!
Kxc4
13.Qb3+
Kd4
14.Qd3#
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