Praggnanandhaa Makes An Incredible Queen Sacrifice To Repel Opponent’s Threat

April 25, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is an analysis of Praggnanandhaa vs Mamedyarov chess game where with an amazing Queen sacrifice 16-year-old Indian talent neutralizes threats from the b-file and the 2nd rank!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Oslo Esports Cup 2022 (round 2)
D11 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Pin Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. g4 Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bc1 b5 17. f4 b4 18. Ne2 gxf4 19. Nxf4 g5 20. Nd3 a5 21. Qa4+ Kf8 22. h4 Nxg4 23. hxg5 Kg7 24. g6 Ncxe3 25. gxf7 Nxg2 26. Rhg1 Rh2 27. Bf4 Nxf4 28. Rxg4+ Ng6 29. Ne5 b3 30. Qxb3 Rb8 31. Rxg6+ Kh7 32. Rg2
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