A Mind Blowing Queen Sacrifice And A Final King Walk

March 14, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Jozsef Pinter (2555) vs Craig SM Thomson (2335)
Edinburgh (Scotland) (1989), Edinburgh SCO
Queen’s Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation (E17)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Rc1 Bxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. Bxb7 Nxd1 11. Rxd1 e5 12. Nf5 g6 13. Ng7+ Kf8 14. Bh6 Ke7 15. f4 exf4 16. O-O Nc6 17. Rxf4 f6 18. Re4+ Ne5 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rxe5+ fxe5 21. Bg5+ Kf8 22. Rxd7 Qc6 23. Rxc7 Qd6 24. Bh6 Qd4+ 25. Kf1 Qd1+ 26. Kf2 Qd4+
27. Kf3 Qd1 28. Rxa7 Qf1+ 29. Ke4 Qxe2+ 30. Kd5 Qxh2 31. Ne6+ Ke8 32. Kd6 Qxh6 33. Re7#
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