Shocking! Kramnik Sacrifices His Queen Against Junior (Computer)

July 11, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Vladimir Kramnik vs Junior (Computer)
Dortmund, 2000
1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 e6 4. f4 Be7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ng4
8. Qe2 c4 9.
Bc2 f5 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. h3 Nf6 12. g4 Ne4 13. Qg2 g6 14. Qh2 Kh8 15. h4 Nxd2 16.
Bxd2 fxg4 17. Ng5 Qe8 (17… Bxg5 18. hxg5 Ne7 19. O-O-O Nf5) 18. h5 gxh5 19.
Rxg4 Rf6 (19… hxg4 20. Qxh7#) 20. Rh4 Rh6 21. O-O-O a5 22. Rh1 b5 23. Bd1 Ra7
24. Bxh5 Qf8 25. e4 Bd8 26. f5 b4 27. Bg6 Rxh4 28. Qxh4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Bf6 30.
Qxh7+ Rxh7 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Bf7+ Qxf7 33. Rxf7
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