Inmate Studies Chess In Soviet Prison And Faces Garry Kasparov

February 4, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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On March 15, 1977 Nathan Sharansky was arrested by the KGB, then headed by Yuri Andropov, on multiple charges, including high treason and spying on behalf of the US. He spent nine years in Soviet prisons. In his book “Fear No Evil”, Sharansky describes how he was burning time in prison by analyzing in his mind chess puzzles or opening positions! After his release he played a game of chess against Garry Kasparov during Kasparov’s chess simul in Israel! In today’s video I am analyzing that game!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Garry Kasparov vs Natan Sharansky
Simul, 25b (1996) (exhibition), Jerusalem, Oct-15
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.h3 Nc6 7.a3
Ne4 8.c4 Bf5 9.O-O dxc4 10.Bxc4 O-O 11.d5 Na5 12.Ba2 c5 13.Re1
c4 14.Nbd2 Nxf2 15.Kxf2 Bc5+ 16.Re3 Bxe3+ 17.Kxe3 Re8+ 18.Kf2
Qxd5 19.Kg1 Rad8 20.Kh1 b5 21.Qf1 Bd3 22.Qg1 Nc6 23.Nb1 Nd4
24.Nxd4 Qxd4 25.Nc3 Qxg1+ 26.Kxg1 Re1+ 27.Kf2 Rde8 28.Nxb5
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