Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, a name to remember

5/15/2005 – Ask most players to name an exemplar of wild, sacrificial chess, and they'll most likely come up with Alexei Shirov or Mikhail Tal. Both great choices, but tame by comparison with the star of this week's Playchess.com show, Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912-1974). Watch a spectacular example on our Monday night Radio ChessBase lecture.