Polina Shuvalova Needs No Queen

July 4, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The Torre Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5…
Russian Woman GM Polina Shuvalova plays a sharp attacking chess where she makes a Queen sacrifice!
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Artyom Timofeev vs Polina Shuvalova
Russian Higher League Stage 4, 2021 round 06
A46 Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nbd2 g5 6. e3 Bg7 7. Bd3 b6 8. h4 g4 9. Ne5 h5 10. f3 d6 11. Nec4 gxf3 12. Nxf3 Bb7 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. O-O Bf6 15. Nh7 Nd7 16. Qxh5 Rg8 17. g4 Bxh4 18. Nd2 O-O-O 19. Rxf7 Rxg4+ 20. Kh2 Rg2+ 21. Kh3 Rdg8 22. Rxe7 Bxe7 23. Nf1 Rg1 24. d5 Ne5 25. Rd1 Kd8 26. Qe2 Bxd5 27. e4 Bc6 28. Kh2 R1g7 29. Qh5 Rxh7
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Polina_Shuvalova_Satka_2018.jpg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artyom_Timofeev_(chess_player).jpg
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