Navara vs Ganguly! This was sharp

February 5, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Navara vs Ganguly chess game analysis!
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David Navara vs Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Tata Steel Group B (2011), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 6, Jan-21
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 Bb7 12. Be3
Nxe4 13. d5 Bxe3 14. dxc6 Nxf2 15. Qd5 Nxh3+ 16. Kh1 Qf6
17. cxb7 Nf4 18. Qc6+ Kd8 19. Nh2 Qg5 20. Na3 Ne2 21. Rf3 Ng3+
22. Rxg3 Qxg3 23. Bxf7 Bf4 24. Nf3 Qg4 25. Nxb5 Qd7 26. Bd5 g5
27. Rf1 Rf8 28. Nxg5 Ke7 29. Ne6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Kxe6 31. Nxc7+
Ke7 32. Nxa6 Rbd8 33. b8=Q Rxb8 34. Nxb8 Rxb8 35. Rxf4
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