Trap Your Opponent’s Queen In 12

January 23, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenThu, January 23, 2020 3:30amURL:
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Useful to know this chess trick which can be used when facing Philidor Defense! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Nikolai Krogius vs Nikolay Aratovsky
? (1945)
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. a4 Be7
7. Bxf7+ Nxf7 8. Ne6 Qb6 9. a5 Qb4+ 10. c3 Qc4 11. Nc7+ Kd8
12. b3
1-0
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