Tartakower Uses “Staircase” To Beat His Opponent Part 2

March 5, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Leading Austrian-Polish chess master Savielly Tartakower forces an elegant victory by means of ladder like maneuver with the Queen! The maneuver aims to target the back-rank weakness and with an elegant Queen sacrifice Tartakower forces a resignation! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Moishe Lowcki vs Savielly Tartakower
POL-ch (1937), Jurata POL, rd 10
Philidor Defense: General (C41)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be6 4. Bxe6 fxe6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Ng5 Nd8 8.O-O Be7 9. d4 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Nf7 11. Bh4 c6 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Rad1 exd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. f4 O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f5 Nd8 18. Rde1 Kh8 19. d5 cxd5 20. exd5 e5 21. Ne4 Nf7 22. Qe3 Qh4 23. Rf3 Rac8 24. Rh3 Qf4 25. Qxa7 Rc1 26. Qe3 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 Ng5 28. Rh4 Qxf5 29. Nxd6 Qg6 30. Rg4 Qxd6 31. Rxg5 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Qb5 33.Kg1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Qc4 35. Kg1 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Qe4 37. Qc1 Qd3 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Kh1 Qd2 40. Qb1 Qxg5
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