Strangely This Fantastic Game Is Absent From Chess Databases

April 7, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenThu, April 7, 2022 3:15pmURL:
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Queen sacrifice allows to neutralize the mating threat and make use of the passed pawns!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Lev Khariton vs Sergey Rosenberg
Moscow (1957)
C16 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Qg4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. Bg5 Qc7 8. a3
cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. Bxe7 cxb2 11. Rb1 Qxe7 12. Nf3 a5 13. c3 axb4 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. Qh5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 bxc3 18. O-O Nc6 19. h4 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f4 Ra2 22. Qg3 Nd4 23. Qd3 e5 24. fxe5 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 c2 26. Kh2 Nf3+ 27. gxf3 Bf5
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