Indian Chess Grandmaster Uses A Very Rare Chess Tactic

November 7, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, November 7, 2023 5:30pmURL:
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The Novotny pattern can be rarely seen in real chess games and this Erigaisi vs Mamedyarov game is a unique example of it!
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Arjun Erigaisi vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals (2022) (rapid), Chess24 INT, rd 4, Nov-17
Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06)
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14.Bf4 Re8 15. e5 c6 16. Bb3 c5 17. Qd2 g5 18. Bg3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Qg6 22. Rf1 Bxe5 23. Bxh6 Re6 24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rf3 Bg7 26.
Rg3 Qh7 27. Rf1 Re2 28. Qa5 Rxc2 29. Qxa7 Kh8 30. Qxb7 d3 31. Kh2 Bd4 32.Qc6 Rce2 33. Be5+
1-0
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arjun_Erigaisi_in_2023.jpg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov#/media/File:%C5%9E%C9%99hriyar_M%C9%99mm%C9%99dyarov_2018_(crop).jpg
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