And This Happens In 2021?

August 30, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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French GM makes a brilliant Queen sacrifice at ongoing European Individual Championship – Reykjavik Open 2021! Let’s take a look at it!!
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Maxime Lagarde vs Thai Dai Van Nguyen
European Individual Championship – Reykjavik Open 2021, rd 04
A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e3 e6 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 b6 10. Ba3 Bb7 11. d4 Re8 12. Qd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 d5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rfd1 dxc4 16. Qe2 Qc8 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Ne4 Nc3 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 22. Rd6 Qa8 23. Qf4 Bg7 24. Rd7 f5 25. Qh6
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lagarde,Maxime_2018_Karlsruhe.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nguyen,Thai_Dai_Van_2019_Radenci.jpg
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