The Uruguayan Immortal

October 5, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, October 5, 2021 2:00pmURL:
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Uruguayan chess master Luis Roux Cabral plays his immortal game known as “The Uruguayan Immortal”.
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B Molinari vs Luis Roux Cabral
Uruguay (1943), Montevideo URU
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48)
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.O-O c5 10.b3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.Rd1 Be7 13.a4 b4
14.Nb1 Rc8 15.Nbd2 cxd4 16.Nc4 Qa7 17.Nxd4 O-O 18.Bd2 a5
19.Nb5 Qa8 20.Nbd6 Bxg2 21.Nxc8 Rxc8 22.Re1 Bf3 23.Qf1 Qd5
24.e4 Rxc4 25.bxc4 Qh5 26.Bf4 Ng4 27.Be2 Nde5 28.h3 Bc5 29.Bg3
Nxf2 30.Bxf2 Qg5+ 31.Kh2 Qf4+ 32.Bg3 Bg1+ 33.Qxg1 Ng4+
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Uruguay_(1828-1830).svg
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