A Very High Level Chess And Combination During Blindfold Simul

December 13, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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GM Igor Zaitsen plays a brilliant attacking game during a 6 board blindfold simul against candidate masters!
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Igor Zaitsev vs Nagy
Romania (blindfold simul), 1993
B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Qc7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Be7 9.Re1 d6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5 dxe5 12.Rxe5 0–0 13.Bf4 Qb7 14.Na4 Nd5 15.Bd2 Rd8 16.c4 Nb6 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 18.Qc2 a5 19.Bc3 Bb7 20.Be4 h6 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qg6+ Kh8 25.Bg8
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