It’s Naive To Offer Bronstein A Draw When He Attacks

October 23, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Just from the opening Soviet GM David Bronstein launches an aggressive attack to destroy Pirc! At an early stage Palmiotto offers a draw, but Bronstein politely declines and proceeds with the attack!
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David Bronstein vs Fiorentino Palmiotto
13th olm qual. group 1 (1958), Munich FRG, rd 4, Oct-04
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09)
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7
7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. Qxd4 dxe5 10. Qf2 exf4 11. hxg6 hxg6
12. Bxf4 Nf6 13. Qh4 Qa5 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. O-O Bh5
17. Rae1 e5 18. Bd2 Qc5+ 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Be2 Bxe2
22. Rxe2 Rfc8 23. Nce4 Kf8 24. Nxf6 Nxf6 25. Rxf6 Bxf6
26. Nh7+ Ke7 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Rd2 a5 29. Qg7
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Introduction: 0:00
Critical position: 4:29
Daily Puzzle: 6:51
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