This Move Will Make You Say “Wow”

July 18, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenThu, July 18, 2019 3:30amURL:
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Here is a blitz game from live Junior Speed Chess Championship where Hungarian GM Benjamin Gledura beats American GM Awonder Liang first by going for an exchange sacrifice and then makes a highly impressive move with his bishop and forces to resign! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Awonder Liang rednova1729 vs. Benjamin Gledura promen1999
Live Chess Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship
B25 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Traditional
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qb6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bxc6 Qxc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.Re1 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 f6 11. Bf4 b6 12. a4 Bc5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nd4 Qd5 15. Qg3 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Bb7 17. a5 bxa5 18. Reb1 Rac8 19. c3 Rxc3 20. Be3 Rfc8 21. h4 Kf7 22. h5 Bc6 23. h6 g6 24. Rb2 a4 25. Rab1 a3 26. Re2 Bb5 27. Ree1 a2 28. Ra1 Ra3 29. f3 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Qxd4 31. Qe1 Be2 32. Kf2 Rc2
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