An early Knight sacrifice followed by a Queen sacrifice lead to a tense battle where with the help of his minor pieces 15-year-old Australian chess player David Smerdon prevails over his experienced opponent!
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David Smerdon vs Stephen J Solomon
Oceania Zonal Tt (1999), Gold Coast, Australia
Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Variation (C43)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxf7
Qe7 7. Nxh8 Nc3+ 8. Kd2 Nxd1 9. Re1 Nxf2 10. Bxh7 Ne5 11. Rxe5
Be6 12. Bg6+ Kd7 13. Bf7 Ne4+ 14. Ke1 Qh4+ 15. g3 Bb4+ 16. c3
Qxh2 17. Bxe6+ Kc6 18. Bxd5+ Kb6 19. Bxe4 Bd6 20. Ng6 Qxg3+
21. Ke2 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rh8 23. Be3 Rh2+ 24. Kd3 Qe1 25. d5+ Ka6
26. Kd4 Rxb2 27. Bd3+ b5 28. a4 Qh4+ 29. Be4 b4 30. Nd3 Qf6+
31. Kc4 Rxb1 32. Nc5+ Ka5 33. Bd4 Qf1+ 34. Bd3 Rxa1 35. cxb4+
Kb6 36. a5+ Rxa5 37. bxa5+ Kxa5 38. Bxf1
1-0
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