A Little Known Immortal Game That Every Chess Player Should See

April 28, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this razor-sharp Sicilian game we see a brilliant chess combination where Hungarian IM Peter Dely makes a Queen sacrifice and announces a checkmate with 2 Rooks supported by a Bishop! In the end or the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Peter Dely vs Jan Hein Donner
Maroczy Memorial (1961), Budapest HUN, rd 14, Nov-02
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 b5 7.Bg2
Bb7 8.O-O d6 9.Re1 Nd7 10.a4 bxa4 11.Rxa4 Ngf6 12.Nd5 exd5
13.exd5+ Ne5 14.f4 O-O-O 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Rxe5 Bd6 17.Re3 Kb8
18.Rc3 Qd7 19.Nc6+ Bxc6 20.Rxa6 Bxd5 21.Rb6+ Bb7 22.Qxd6+ Qxd6
23.Rxb7+ Ka8 24.Rb4+ Ka7 25.Ra3+ Qa6 26.Rb7+ Ka8 27.Rxa6#
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