Both Players Sacrificed Both Rooks! The Result?

July 13, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a mega exciting game played between Soviet GM Efim Geller and British IM Harry Golombek which ends in a fighting and exciting draw!
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Efim Geller vs Harry Golombek
Budapest (1952), Budapest HUN, rd 10, Mar-19
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Variation (E41)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.a3 cxd4 6.axb4 dxc3 7.Nf3
cxb2 8.Bxb2 d5 9.c5 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Nfxd7 12.Qc2 Nc6
13.Bxg7 Nxb4 14.Qb1 Rg8 15.c6 Nxc6 16.Qxh7 Nf6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
18.Qxg8+ Kd7 19.Ne5+ Nxe5 20.Qxa8 Nf3+ 21.gxf3 Qxa1+ 22.Ke2
Qb2+
1/2-1/2
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Efim_Geller_1977b.jpg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Golombek.jpg
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