Soviet Chess GM Shamkovich Destroys Caro-Kann Defense

July 29, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Here is a brilliant attacking game played by Soviet GM Leonid Shamkovich vs Soviet GM Ratmir Kholmov! In the middle-game, (which arose after Caro-Kann, Karpov variation), White advances his g-pawn and once Black wins it and allows White to open up the g-file White’s attack gets a very scary shape! Relying on Black’s mistakes White sacrifices his rook on g7-square after which White’s attack becomes decisive! The king hunt quickly brings White a victory! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Leonid Shamkovich vs Ratmir Kholmov
USSR Championship 1961b (1961), Baku URS, rd 10, Dec-01
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Smyslov Variation Main Line (B17)
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6
7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6 9.N5f3 c5 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Ne5 Bd6 12.Ngf3
O-O 13.g4 c4 14.Nxc4 Nxc4 15.Bxc4 Nxg4 16.Rg1 e5 17.O-O-O Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Kh8 19.Rxg7 Kxg7 20.Rg1+ Kf6 21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxh6+ Ke7 23.Re1 Be6 24.Nxe5 Rfe8 25.Qg5+ Kf8 26.Qf6 Rec8 27.Ng6+ Ke8 28.Bb5+
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