Nimzowitsch Pinned Alapin’s Bishop 😅

October 26, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Aron Nimzowitsch vs Semion Alapin
Saint Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg
French Defense: Classical. Delayed Exchange Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 c5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 9. Be2 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qg6 11. Qd2 e5 12. O-O-O exd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Bf6 Qxf6 15. Rhe1+ Be7 16. Bxc6+ Kf8 17. Qd8+ Bxd8 18. Re8#
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