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1958 / Sochi
Nezhmetdinov leaves his queen
Lev Polugaevsky — Rashid Nezhmetdinov
The rook enters f4 while Black’s queen remains attacked. Accepting the sacrifice leads the white king into a long chase.
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Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).
