A Game Of Chess Played By Legendary Fidel Castro

September 3, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSun, September 3, 2017 4:00pmURL:
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Filiberto Terrazas vs Fidel Castro
Havana (1966)
King’s Gambit: Accepted. King’s Knight Gambit (C34)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. d4 h6 5. e5 Bb4 6. c3 Ba5 7. Bf4 g5 8. Bg3 Qe7 9. Be2 d6 10. ed6 cd6 11. Qa4 Nc6 12. d5 Bd8 13. dc6 b5 14. Qb5 a6 15. Qa4 g4 16. c7 Bd7 17. cd8Q Rd8 18. Qd4 gf3 19. Qh8 Qe2#
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