One Of The Most Fantastic Sacrifices In Chess History

August 31, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Hawes Stephen(2200) vs Kerr Stephen(2200)
B40 Lloyds Bank op 03rd (3) 1979
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3
Bc5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. O-O d5 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. b4 Be7 13. f4
O-O 14. Nd2 f6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Nb3 Nb8 17. Nd4 Be8 18. Qh3 Bf7 19. g4 g6 20.
gxf5 gxf5 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Qh6 Qc8 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. e6 Qb7 26. Be4
(26. c4+ d4+ 27. Rg2 Qxg2#) (26. exf7 d4+ 27. Rg2 Qxg2#) 26… Nc6 (26… fxe4
27. c4+ d4 28. Bxd4+ Bf6 29. Bxf6+ Rg7 30. Qxg7#) 27. Bxd5 1-0
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