Bent Larsen Goes For A Queen Sacrifice On Move 7

November 10, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Legendary Danish GM Bent Larsen sacrifices his queen on move 7 in Pirc defense and relying on his active piece play targets Black King which failed to castle in time! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Bent Larsen (2610) vs Svetlana Bo
Rilton Cup-10 1980/81 03.01.1981
B07 Pirc Defense: Kholmov System
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nxd4 7. exf6 Nxe2 8.fxg7 Rg8 9. Ngxe2 Rxg7 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. O-O-O e6 12. f4 Bd7 13. Nd4 a6 14. Ne4 Rf8 15. Rhe1 Qe7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Bxf6 Qf7 19. Bg5 Qg7 20. Bxe6 Kf8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Re7 Qg4 23. Ne6+ Kg8 24. Bf6 Qf5 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. Rxg6+
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