Aggressive Game! Paul Keres vs. Pal Benko

May 24, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Paul Keres vs Pal Benko
Curacao Candidates (1962) · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation. Wing Attack (B43)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1
Bc5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Ndxb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Qc6 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. e5 Bc6 14. b4 (14.
Nc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8) 14… Qxb4 (14… Qb6 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. exf6 Qxb4 17. fxg7+ Kxg7 18. Be4
) 15. exf6 Na6 (15… Bxb5 16. Rb1) 16. fxg7 Rg8 17. Rb1 Qf4 18. Be4 Rxg7 (
18… Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qxe4 20. Nd6+) 19. Qd4 Kf8 20. g3 Qb8 21. Bxc6 dxc6 22. Nd6
Qa7 23. Qf6 Nc5 24. Rb4 Qc7 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rbd4 Rd7 27. Ne8 Kxe8 (27… Rxd4
28. Qxg7+ Kxe8 29. Rxd4) 28. Qxg7 1-0
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