Sacrifices Are Everywhere! Aronian Crushes Rapport With An Aggressive Attack

April 25, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Levon Aronian vs Richard Rapport
Tata Steel (2017) · Queen’s Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation (E17)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6.
O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Be1 (9. Rc1) (9. Qc2) 9… Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11.
Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bxd4 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nxe4 Bc5 15. Ng5 f5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17.
Bc3 Bf8 (17… a6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Qxf5+) (17… Na6) 18. e4 h6
19. exf5 hxg5 20. f6 c5 21. f4 g4 22. f5 gxf6 (22… e5 23. fxg7 Qxg7 24. f6
Qf7 25. Qe4 Na6 26. Qxg4+ (26. Rd7 Qxd7 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. f7) 26… Kh8 27. Rd7)
23. fxe6 Qh7 24. Qg2 Na6 25. Rd7 Qh5 26. Rxf6 Rad8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (27… Rxf8
28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rg5+ Kh7 30. Qb7+) 28. Qf1+ Kg8 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rg5+ Kh7 31.
Rxh5+ Kg6 32. Qf7#
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