One Of The Greatest Moves In Chess History!

July 24, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this famous chess game Siegbert Tarrasch makes one of the best moves in his career! By sacrificing the bishop on c7 square Tarrasch is both using a blockading and at the same time deflecting tactic! The piece sacrifice forces his opponents to resign on the spot!
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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Consultants
Naples (1914)
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Qc7 7. Bb2 f6 8. c4 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nh6 10. Rc1 Bb5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. cd5 ed5 14. e4 O-O-O 15. e5 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd1 Kb7 19. ef6 gf6 20. Bf6 Re8 21. Ne3 Rg8 22. Qd3 Ng4 23. Ng4 Qg4 24. Rf2 Qd7 25. Ne5 Ne5 26. Be5 Rc8 27. Qf3 Kb6 28. d3 Bh6 29. R2c2 d4 30. a5 Kb5 31. Bc7
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