Just A Mighty Attack By The First Female Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili

July 7, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, July 7, 2017 8:10pmURL:
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Nona Gaprindashvili vs Liubov M Idelchik
URS Spartakiad (1964), Moscow
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 d6 4.
O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nc3
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 (12… Na5 13. Qc2 Qc7) 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bc2 Na5 15. Qd3 g6
16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Re3 Nc4 19. Rh3 Na3 20. Bb3 a5 21. Qe3 Qd8 (21…
a4 22. Bg7 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 axb3 25. Bf6 b2 26. Rf1 Bb4 27. Rb3 Bxd2
28. Rxa3 Bc1 29. Rb3 Bc6) 22. Nf3 a4 23. Bg7 Bf8 (23…
Kxg7 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8#) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rxh7
Bb5 26. Ng5 Qe7 27. Rh8+ (27. Rxf7+) 27… Kg7 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 (28… Kxh8 29.
Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qg7#) 29. Qh6+ Kf7 30. Qh7# 1-0

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