Is There A Defense Against Lasker’s Combination?

January 21, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, January 21, 2022 3:18pmURL:
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In this game we see double Bishop sacrifice which reminds me of famous Lasker vs Bauer game but in this case there is a defense (Black fails to find it)!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Vladimir Ivanov vs Aarne Hermlin
Helsinki, 1996
B01 Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Bc4 c6 5. Qf3 e6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8.Bd2 Nd7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. h3 a5 12. g4 Re8 13. O-O-O a4 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Kb1 Qb6 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 a3 19. b3 Qxd4 20. Bc3 Qb6 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. g6 Bg5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27.Rd7 Qxb3+ 28. axb3 a2+ 29. Kb2 Bf6+ 30. c3 Bg7 31. gxf7 Bxf7 32. Qd3 b5 33. Qf3 Re7 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Qxc6
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