A Little Known But A Great Queen Sacrifice By Gawain Jones

June 14, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, June 14, 2019 3:00amURL:
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In this video I am analyzing a famous chess game played by English GM Gawain Jones where he goes for a queen sacrifice in King’s Indian Defense! First Jones is choosing a slightly offbeat line and then by inviting his opponent to win a pawn goes for a queen sacrifice! His opponent Vietnamese IM Anh Khoi Nguyen fails to show a decent resistance and concedes quickly! Another brilliant example of how two minor pieces can prevail over a queen! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Anh Khoi Nguyen (2448) vs Gawain Jones (2635)
Chess Olympiad (2016), Baku AZE, rd 5, Sep-06
King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Na6 8. Be3 Nc5 9. Nd2 Nh5 10. b4 Na6 11. a3 Qe8 12. c5
f5 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Nb5 f4 15. Nxd6 fxe3 16. Nxe8 exf2+
17. Ke2 Ng3+ 18. Kd3 Rxe8 19. Kc2 Bd7 20. Bc4 Ba4+ 21. Bb3 Bb5
22. Kb2 Be2 23. Qb1 Bh6 24. Nf3 Kh8 25. Ka2 Rac8 26. Qb2 Nxe4
27. Raf1 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Nc3+ 29. Ka1 e4 30. Qxf2 exf3 31. Qxf3
Bg7 32. d6 Re2
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Video Thumbnail Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jones_Gawain_(30251269071).jpg

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