Praggnanandhaa Faces Double Rook Sacrifice

October 22, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Spanish GM Miguel Santos Ruiz beats Indian GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at 2019 World Junior Championship by going for double rook sacrifice! In this video I am covering that game! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Miguel Santos Ruiz (2560) vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2567)
World Junior Championship 2019 round 08
B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Rb8 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. f4 Qb6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. c4 f5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Nf6 15. b3 O-O 16. Bb2 a5 17. O-O-O a4 18. Bc2 axb3 19. axb3 c5 20. g4 Bb7 21. Rhg1 Be4 22. gxf5 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 exf5 24. Qxf5 Ne8 25. Rxg7+ Nxg7 26. Qe5 Rf7 27. Rg1 Kf8 28. Rxg7 Qd8 29. Rg8+
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