How Good Was Navara At Age 11?

January 14, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

This is Navara vs Polak chess game analysi! 11 year old Navara concludes the game with an incredible Queen sacrifice!
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David Navara vs Petr Polak
Komercni Banka Open (1996), Pardubice CZE, rd 4, Jul-15
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Qc7 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qf3 Bd7 12.O-O-O Rb8
13.f5 Qb6 14.b3 Qa5 15.Kb2 Qe5 16.Bxa6 Ra8 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Be2
Ke7 19.Rd3 Rg8 20.Qh3 h6 21.Rf1 Bg7 22.Qg3 f5 23.exf5 Qc5
24.Qxg7+ Rxg7 25.f6+ Kf8 26.fxg7+ Kxg7 27.Rg3+ Kh8 28.Rf6
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