Gravity Hill, Flu, Poisoned Pawn And More…

September 21, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSat, September 21, 2019 3:30amURL:
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Here is a chess miniature where strong world class GM Efim Geller makes a terrible mistake, grabs a poisoned pawn and resigns on the spot after facing a rook sacrifice! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Semon Palatnik vs Efim Geller
URS Team Cup (1980), Rostov-on-Don URS
Trompowsky Attack: General (A45)
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 Be6 5.Nd2 Nd7 6.c4 Bb4
7.cxd5 Bxd5 8.Ne2 O-O 9.Nc3 Nb6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 c5 12.Bd3
cxd4 13.cxd4 Bxg2 14.Rg1 Bc6 15.Rxg7+
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