Best Of John Nunn! A Whole Cavalry Plus A Queen Sacrifice

October 14, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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English chess GM John Nunn plays one of the most fierce and spectacular attacking games in his career! Double Knight sacrifice, followed by a Queen sacrifice makes this game one of my favorites! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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John Nunn (2600) vs Craig William Pritchett (2395)
Bundesliga (1985/86), FRG
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Main Line (B89)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
a6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O-O Na5 10.Bd3 b5 11.a3 Be7 12.g4 Rb8 13.Rhe1
Nc4 14.g5 Nd7 15.Nf5 exf5 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.exf5 O-O 18.Qh5 Nf6
19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Bd4 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Re8 23.Nf6+ gxf6
24.Rg4+ Kh8 25.Reg1 Bxf5 26.Qxf5 Rb5 27.Qxh7+
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