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September 25, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Bellon Lopez vs Antunes chess game analysis! A brilliant deflective Rook sacrifice blows apart all hopes of surviving!!
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Juan Bellon Lopez vs Antonio Antunes
Platja d’Aro Barcino (1994), Platja d’Aro ESP
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation (D44)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. a4 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. d5 Nd7
12. Nd4 c5 13. Nc6 Rg8 14. Bh5 Bxc6 15. dxe6 Ne5 16. axb5 Bxb5
17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. Rxa6 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2
Rxa6 22. Bxf7+ Ke7 23. Qd7+
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