Queens Are Overrated! The Recent And The Best Queen Sacrifice

February 27, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Wei Yi (2733) vs Alexandr Fier (2561)
17th Aeroflot Open (Group A) (2019), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Feb-21
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights. Exchange Variation (B45)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5
12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Bb7 16. Rd1
Rc8 17. Rg1 c5 18. g4 Rc6 19. Qe5 O-O 20. g5 Nh5 21. Bh3 d6
22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rgf1 Rb6 24. b3 Ra6 25. Rd2 d5 26. Qe5 Re8
27. cxd5 Rxe5 28. fxe5 Bxd5 29. Bg2 c4 30. Bxd5 c3 31. Bb7
cxd2 32. Bxa6 Qe8 33. Bc4 g6 34. e6
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