Charlie Chaplin vs Reshevsky! Have You Ever Seen This Game?

December 16, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Charlie Chaplin vs Samuel Reshevsky
New York (1923), New York, NY USA
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 ed4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Bd4 Ne6 9. Bc3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ne4 d5 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Ng3 c5 14. Bd2 b5 15. Nf5 d4 16. h4 Nc7 17. Ne7 Qe7 18. Bg5? Qe6 19. Kb1 Nd5 20. g3 Nb4 21. b3 Qa6 22. a4 Qa5 23. Kb2 ba4 24. Ra1 Rab8 25. Kc1 a3 26. Bd2 Be6 27. Bb4 cb4 28. Qa6 Qc5 29. Bc4 Rbc8
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