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See How Spielmann Exploited The Back-Rank Weakness

February 6, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSat, February 6, 2021 2:00pmURL:
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Austrian chess master Rudolf Spielmann makes a Queen sacrifice to exploit the back-rank weakness!
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Rudolf Spielmann vs Vera Menchik
Margate (1938), Margate ENG, rd 1, Apr-20
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Nf3 f6 9. a3 fxe5 10. fxe5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Be7
12. Nf4 O-O 13. Bd3 Rxf4 14. Bxf4 Qxb2 15. O-O Nf8 16. Bg5
Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Qf3 Nxe5 20. Qxf8+
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Introduction: 0:00
Critical Position: 3:26
Daily Puzzle: 4:13
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