The Line In This Game Would Later Inspire Mikhail Tal

July 28, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Here is a famous chess miniature played by Soviet GM David Bronstein vs Soviet GM Alexander Kotov where Bronsein surprises his opponent by sacrificing his queen on move 21 thus forcing him to resign! It all started from an offbeat line in Caro-Kann defense, where Bronstein gets a space advantage and attacking position! In a critical moment Kotov fails to spot White’s winning resource and once he steps into the combination, resigns! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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David Bronstein vs Alexander Kotov
Moscow Championship (1946), Moscow URS, rd 3, Jan-27
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nc3
e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O c5 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Bg5 Nc5
12. Rad1 Nxd3 13. Rxd3 Qc7 14. Ndb5 Qc6 15. Rfd1 b6 16. Nd4
Qc7 17. Rg3 Kh8 18. Ncb5 Qb7 19. Qe5 a6 20. Nc3 Nd7 21. Bh6
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