Anand’s Blunder Gave Birth To A Brilliant Combination
Here is a beautiful game from 2018 World Blitz Chess Championship where in sharp battle Viswanathan Anand blunders and that gives birth to a brutal rook sacrifice which Ilia Smirin brought into life and forced Anand to resign!
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Smirin, Ilia (2582) vs. Anand, Viswanathan (2832)
FIDE World Blitz Championship | St. Petersburg | Round 10.11 | 29 Dec 2018 |
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. a4 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Ra3 Bd7 15. f5 Qb7 16. Bg5 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rb3 b4 19. Qe1 Ne4 20. Be3 Ra4 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bg1 Nc5 23. Rg3 Ra2 24. Qb1 Rfa8 25. Rxf7!
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