Staircase Pattern In A Tournament Game

December 23, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Czech IM uses staircase pattern to get closer to opponent’s King in order to protect a key piece and switch into the attack the Knight!!
In the end of the video you can solve a thematic puzzle!
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Istvan Polgar vs Jindrich Trapl
Budva (1963)
Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit (D32)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1
exd5 7. e3 Nf6 8. Be2 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Re8 11. O-O Bg4
12. Qb3 d4 13. Nb1 Bd6 14. Qxb7 Rc8 15. Rc1 Rc7 16. Qb5 dxe3
17. fxe3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd4 19. Qf1 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Nxf3+
21. gxf3 Qb8 22. f4 Bxf4 23. exf4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qb7+ 25. Kg1
Re2 26. Qf1 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qc6+ 28. Kg1 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Qd5+
30. Kg1 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Ng4 33. Nc3 Qd4+
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