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1985 / Wijk aan Zee

Nunn sacrifices a rook and connects his attackers

Beliavsky, Alexander G — Nunn, John DM

A rook draws a defending knight away. Knight, queen and both bishops create threats while the remaining rook waits for its route.

Sacrifices · Piece coordination · King hunts

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Beliavsky, Alexander G — Nunn, John DM

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    Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).