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Ter-Sahakyan vs Gelfand! Exploiting The Back-Rank Weakness – ChessTerra.com

Ter-Sahakyan vs Gelfand! Exploiting The Back-Rank Weakness

November 2, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, November 2, 2021 2:53pmURL:
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Armenian GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan celebrates a victory over renowned GM Boris Gelfand in the 6th round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 by exploiting the back-rank weakness!
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Samvel Ter-Sahakyan vs Boris Gelfand
FIDE Chess com Grand Swiss 2021, round 06
B57 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Qd8 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg3 Bb7 14. f4 Nc6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Bf3 Bg5 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 O-O 20. Rd6 Qc7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Rhd1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. R1d3 Rad8 25. Qe3 c4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qa7 Qc8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxa6 Bxg2 30. Qxc4 h5 31. Qf4 h4 32. b4 h3 33. a5 Qb8 34. Ne4 f6 35. Nd6 Qc7 36. Kb2 f5 37. Qe3 Be4 38. c4 Bg2 39. a6 Qe7 40. b5 Qh4 41. b6 f4 42. Qd2 Qh5 43. b7 Qxe5+ 44. Kb3
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