Another Astounding Move By The World’s First Women’s Chess Champion

July 3, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this video I am analyzing a game played by the World’s first Women’s chess champion Vera Menchik vs George Alan Thomas! Menchik’s opponent plays the King’s Indian Defense terribly and allows White to launch an irresistible attack! Soon White sacrifices her queen and forces Black to resign! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Vera Menchik vs George Alan Thomas
London (1932), London ENG, rd 4, Feb-04
King’s Indian Defense: Saemisch. Orthodox Variation (E85)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5
7. Nge2 b6 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. d5 Ne7 10. g4 Nd7 11. Rg1 a5
12. O-O-O Nc5 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. h4 a4 15. h5 Qb8 16. Bh6 Qa7
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nf5+ Nxf5 19. gxf5 a3 20. f6+ Kh8 21. Qh6
axb2+ 22. Kb1 Rg8 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Qxh7+
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Video Thumbnail Credits: https://hu.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1jl:Vera_Menchik.jpg

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