Great Queen Sac by GM Lasker against George Thomas?

[supersharp77]

[pgn][Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1912.10.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Edward Lasker"]
[Black "George Alan Thomas"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4
fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Qxh7+
Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3
16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2#( 18.O-O-O mates...) 1-0 [/pgn]

=0,00 10. ... Bxe5 11.Nd2 g6 12.Qxe5 Nc6
+0,24 10. ... g6 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.Nxf6+ Rxf6
+4,23 10. ... Bxe4 11.Bxe4 g6 12.Nxg6 Qe8
+6,75 10. ... h6 11.Qg6 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nc6
+17,55 10. ... Qe8 11.Nxf6+ Rxf6 12.Qxe8+ Rf8
+21,41 10. ... Bh4 11.Ng5 Rxf2 12.Qxh7+ Kf8
+M10 10. ... g5 11.Nxg5 Be4 12.Bxe4 Qe7
+M07 10. ... Qe7 11.Qxh7+ Kxh7 12.Nxf6+ Kh6 <--- Thomas
+M06 10. ... Ba6 11.Qxh7+ Kxh7 12.Nxf6+ Kh6
+M04 10. ... b5 11.Ng5 Be4 12.Bxe4 h6

o-o-o Mate is What I would have played!!

[JohnWoe]

Mayhem 4.1: 1.98 Mnodes / 1.96s.
Added this fen to Mayhem's bench.

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exclude: none best +tail                                          
dep	score	nodes	time	(not shown:  tbhits	knps	seldep)
 11	+104,85 	1,98M  	0:01.96	Qxh7+ 
 10	+104,85 	1,98M  	0:01.96	Qxh7+ 
  9	+1,53 	1,02M  	0:00.94	Nc5 
  8	+1,53 	505292	0:00.52	Nc5 
  7	+1,53 	262361	0:00.27	Nc5 
  6	+1,53 	71820  	0:00.09	Nxf6+ 
  5	+1,63 	28517  	0:00.04	Nxf6+ 
  4	+1,71 	14796  	0:00.02	Nxf6+ 
  3	+1,47 	7393    	0:00.01	Nxf6+ 
  2	+1,47 	1000    	0:00.00	Nxf6+ 
  1	+2,01 	112      	0:00.00	Nxf6+ 
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