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2007 / Barcelona

Hikaru gives up his queen and builds a king hunt

Michal Krasenkow — Hikaru Nakamura

His queen and a rook are attacked. Hikaru sacrifices the queen with check and coordinates bishop, rook and knight to draw the king out of its shelter.

Sacrifices · Piece coordination · King hunts

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