An Exchange Sacrifice For Launching A Pawn Storm

February 7, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, February 7, 2020 4:00amURL:
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Here is another blitz game played during the recent lichess stream where I asked GM Ter-Sahakyan to play the super solid Hippopotamus Defence but unfortunately White didn’t “cooperate”! In the end with an exchange sacrifice Ter-Sahakyan launches a pawn storm!
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GANESH_GAITONDE (1756) vs Sensei_Suren (2207)
B00 Owen Defense
1. e4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e5 d6 6. d4 Nh6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. f5 Nxf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rxf5 Nc6 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Rf2 f5 18. Raf1 f4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Na4 Rac8 21. c3 d3 22. Rd2 Rc4 23. b3 Rxa4 24. bxa4 e4 25. Nxf4 Bxc3 26. Rdd1 Rd6 27. Nh5 e3 28. Rf3 e2
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