Simply Insane! Vaganian Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another

March 2, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Rafael Vaganian vs Gyozo Victor Forintos
Alekhine Memorial (1975), Moscow URS, rd 12
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense (D37)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2
c6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 Nf6 12.Ne5 Re8
13.g4 g6 14.Rag1 Bd6 15.h4 c5 16.h5 cxd4 17.hxg6 Bxe5 18.g5
Bg4+ 19.Rxg4 Rc8 20.gxh7+ Kh8 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.gxf6 Rxc2+
23.Bxc2 d3+ 24.Bxd3 Re8 25.Rhg1
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