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In A Blindfold Game Anand Sees Everything

December 11, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, December 11, 2019 4:00pmURL:
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15th World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand finds a brilliant Rook sacrifice during a blindfold game vs GM Loek Van Wely! In this video I am covering that game! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Viswanathan Anand (2779) vs Loek van Wely (2683)
16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2007) (blindfold), Monaco, rd 5, Mar-22
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5
12. Rg1 Nb6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. g6 Nf6 20. gxf7+ Kh8 21. Rxg7
Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Bh6 Ng4 24. Rxg4 Rxf7 25. Qxa8+
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