Why Did Nakamura Make A Piece Sacrifice On Move 9?

May 22, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Hikaru Nakamura vs Ilia Smirin
7th Foxwoods Open (2005), Connecticut, rd 5, Mar-25
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) ·
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7
7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. hxg6 dxc3 10. gxf7+ Rxf7 11. Bc4 Nf8
12. Ng5 e6 13. Nxf7 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Kxf7 16. Qh5+
Kg8 17. Bd3 Qb4 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. c4 Qd2 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7
21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Rh4
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