LekhoriLekhoriAll or nothing, all in, for broke; riskily putting everything on the line to either win it all or lose it all.
Sämisch was critical of this move, saying Black was now playing va banque. However, as was often the case in games between these players, Richter looks for ways to complicate things for Sämisch by adding to his clock problems.
From French (je) va (la) banque, a call used in the 18th century in games like Rouge et Noir and Faro to announce that one was betting as much money as the bank had, to either win or lose that amount.
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