A Little Known Chess Player Crushes World Chess Champion

November 3, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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A little known chess player from Puerto Rica crushes the 5th World Chess Champion Max Euwe during a 10 board clock chess simul!
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Francisco Benitez vs Max Euwe
Clock simul, 10b (1949), San Juan PUR
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20)
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. c4 bxc3 6. Nxc3
Qa5 7. Bd2 e6 8. Ne4 Qd5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. Bc4 Bxd2+
12. Nexd2 Nxd4 13. Qb2 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qg5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Ne4
Qe7 17. Rd1 a6 18. Qa3 g6 19. Rd8+
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Euwe_(1945).jpg
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