17-Year-Old Grandmaster Crushes Anish Giri With A Mighty Sacrifice

February 22, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a chess game analysis of Keymer vs Giri game (Champions Chess Tour) where German young talent destroys opponent’s defense with a mighty Rook sacrifice!
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Vincent Keymer vs Anish Giri
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 | Airthings Masters
D38 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. c5 Bf8 13. Be2 e5 14. O-O Qc8 15. Bc1 Bf5 16. Qb3 e4 17. Nh4 Be6 18. f3 Ne7 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bc4 c6 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Rf1+ Nf5 24. Rxf5+ Kg8 25. Ng6 Bxc4 26. Qxc4+ Kh7 27. Qf7 Be7 28.b4 Qd8 29. Ne5 Rf8 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Nf7 Qe8 32. Nxh6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Rh5 Rxf7 35. Qh7+
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VincentKeymer19.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anish_Giri_2017.jpg
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