An Amazing “Ukrainian Deflection” At Schachbundesliga

May 1, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Ukrainian GM Kirill Shevchenko makes an amazing deflective move to exploit the weakness of the h-file!
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Kirill Shevchenko vs Andrei Volokitin
Schachbundesliga 2022 round 5
B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ng3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. a5 b5 14. c4 b4 15.Bc2 Qc7 16. b3 Nc5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nfd7 19. Nf5 gxf5 20. Bxf5 Nf6 21. Rf3 Rfe8 22. Qd4 Qa7 23. Be3 Bd8 24. Qf4 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Ncd7 26. Kh1 Ne5 27. Rae1 Be7 28. g4 Bf8 29. g5 Nfd7 30. Rh3 Ng6 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Re7 Bxe7 33. Qh4 Qd4 34. Qxd4 Ne5 35. Qh4
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