Kholmov’s Sharp Tactic Based On A “Zwischenzug”

June 9, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Soviet chess Grandmaster Ratmir Kholmov makes a brilliant move with which he emphasizes the awkward square of the White Queen! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Vladimir Bagirov vs Ratmir Kholmov
USSR Championship 1961b (1961), Baku URS, rd 12, Dec-04
Spanish Game: Schliemann Defense. Dyckhoff Variation (C63)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Bc5 6.exf5 Qe7
7.Ne4 Nxe4 8.Qxe4 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.d4 Bxf5 12.Qe2
Bb6 13.dxe5 d5 14.h3 Be4 15.Ng5 Rf5 16.Nxe4 Rxe5 17.Qa6 Rxe4
18.Be3 Re8 19.Bxb6 cxb6 20.Qd3 Qf6 21.b3 h5 22.Rad1 R8e5
23.Qc3 c5 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Re2
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