Played at a tournament in Breslau, this game is famous for a single stunning move: 23...Qg3!!, where Marshall's queen moves to a square attacked by three separate White pieces (a pawn, another pawn, and a rook) — and yet cannot be captured by any of them without allowing immediate checkmate.
Levitsky reportedly resigned on the spot rather than let the position continue. Popular legend holds that spectators were so stunned they showered the board with gold coins in appreciation — a wonderful story that's likely more legend than fact, but has stuck to the game's name ever since.
It remains one of the most famous single-move "quiet" queen sacrifices in chess history — no capture, no check, just an unstoppable threat from every possible angle at once.