Brilliant Game! Wesley So Sacrifices His Whole Cavalry (Age 13)

May 11, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Wesley So (2411) vs Michael Prusikin (2560)
Bad Wiesse (2006) · French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 (6. h4 ) 6… Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 b6 9. Qd2 c5 10. Nd1 O-O 11.
c3 f6 12. Bd3 a5 13. O-O Ba6 14. exf6 Qxf6 (14… Nxf6) 15. Ng5 g6 16. Ne3 h5
17. Rae1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 cxd4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 (19… dxe3 20. Nxf8 Nxf8 (20… Kxf8
21. f5 g5 22. Qxd5 Qc6 23. Qe6 Nf6 24. Rxe3) 21. Qxd5+) 20. Nxd5 Qf7 (20…
Qxd5 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Re7) 21. Re7 (21. Ne7+ Kg7 22. f5 g5 (22… Nc5 23. Qg3
Qf6 24. fxg6) 23. f6+ Kh6 24. Nf5+ Kh7 25. Nd6+ Qg6) 21… Qf5 22. Qxd4 Nf6 23.
Re5 Qd7 24. Qd3 Nxd5 25. Qxg6+ Qg7 26. Qe6+ Qf7 27. Qh6 Qf6 28. Rg5+ Kf7 29.
Qh7+ Ke8 30. Rxd5
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