Attacking Game! Petrosian Again Goes For His Favorite Exchange Sacrifice

June 9, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Tigran Petrosian vs Yakov Estrin
Moscow (1968) · English Opening: King’s English Variation. Troger Defense (A21)
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nc3 Be6 5.d3 g6 6.b4 Qd7 [6…Nxb4 7.Qb3 a5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qxb7 Nd4 10.Rb1 Rc8 11.e3 Nf5 12.Nb5; 6…a6] 7.b5 Nd8 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Ng5 e4 10.Bb2 exd3 11.Qxd3 a6 12.h4 axb5 13.cxb5 Ne7 14.Qd2 0–0 [14…h6 15.Nce4 0–0 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nh7 Kxh7 (17…Qxb5 18.Nxf8) 18.Nf6+] 15.h5 gxh5 16.Rxh5 Bf5 17.Be4 Bg6 18.Rxh7 Bxh7 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.0–0–0 20…Ng8 21.Rh1 Nh6 22.Nd5 f6 23.Ne4 Rxa2 24.Rxh6 Bxh6 25.Qxh6 Qg7 26.Qh4 Qxh7 27.Bxf6+ Rxf6 28.Qxf6+ Qg7 29.Qxd8+ Kh7 30.Nef6+
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