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Hint 1

It's checkmate in 3.


Hint 2

The first move is Qd8+.


Answer

Apparently it was a speed chess game which can lead to blunders or catastrophic errors even for grandmasters.

Richard Reti vs Savielly Tartakower (1910) "Sucker Punch"

It's checkmate in 3 starting with Qd8+. An ~~complete~~ answer is at the site. It has an interactive board. Wakmrow gave another possibility.

The screengrab is after 8...Nxe4??

It's a miniature which is a very short chess game that one player wins decisively. A page on Wikipedia said a chess miniature is 25 moves or less but there's no set definition.

Somebody's collection at the same site - Best chess miniatures

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[โ€“] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Qd8+ kxd8, bg5+ kc7, bd8# or if ke8 after the double check, rd8#

[โ€“] context@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

reparations and land back

real answersend queen to go stand next to the king and tap him on the shoulder, clear her voice with a distinct ahem and say "check"