12 Year Old Kasparov Checkmates His Opponent In The Most Beautiful Way!

April 22, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Oleg Romanishin vs Garry Kasparov
Leningrad (1975) Bird Opening: Anti-Bird Variation (A02)
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. b3 Nbd7 5. Bb2 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Bf3 8. Bf3 e5 9. d3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O-O 11. c4 dc4 12. bc4 h5 13. Qc2 h4 14. Nc3 hg3 15. hg3 ef4 16. ef4 g5 17. Ne4 Ne4 18. de4 Rhg8 19. e5 Bc5 20. Kg2 gf4 21. g4 Ne5 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qd7 Nd7 24. Kh3 Nb6 25. Bf6 Rd3 26. Rac1 Nd7 27. Ba1 f5 28. Kh4 Be7 29. Kh5 Rg5 30. Kh6 Rd6 31. Kh7 Nf8 32. Kh8 Rh6#
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