Insane! The Game Ended With All The Pieces On The Board Without A Single Check

April 10, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Antonio Angel Medina Garcia vs Svetozar Gligoric
Palma de Mallorca (1968), Palma ESP, rd 16, Dec-12
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15.
Bd3 Nb6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 Bc8 18. b3 c4 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nh2 Rc8 21. b4 Na4 22.
Qf3 g6 23. Be2 Bg7 24. h4 Nh7 25. h5 Ng5 26. Qe3 f5 27. Qa7 f4 28. Ngf1 Ra8 29.
Qb7 Re7
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