A Little Known Queen Sacrifice To Prevail Over Black Queen

April 2, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Nikolai Rudenskij vs Sergey Polovets
B82 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Tal Variation
URS 1966
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f4 Nf6 8. Qf3 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nb3 Na5 11. e5 Bc6 12. exf6 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Bxf3 14. fxe7 Qxe7 15. gxf3 d5 16. Rg1 Rfd8 17. f5 exf5 18. Bh6 g6 19. Nxd5 Qc5 20. Bc4 Qa5 21. Kb1 b5 22. b4 Qa6 23. Bb3 Qb7 24. Bg5 Rf8 25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Nxf5+ gxf5 27.Bd8+ Kh6 28. Rd4 Qxf3 29. Rh4+ Qh5 30. Bg5+
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