A typical Open fight
The higher rated player keeps sacrificing pawns (four in the diagram!) to create threats and exert constant pressure. His opponent defends well, only to make one final error.
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1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.a4 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.a5 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 d5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.Ng3 Nb8 13.Nxd4 Nc6 14.Nh5 g6 15.Nf4 Bf6 16.Be3 Nxa5 17.b3 b6 18.Qf3 Bb7 19.Rad1 Rc8 20.Qg4 Bg7 21.c4 Bxd4 22.Bxd4 Nxb3 23.Bb2 Rxc4 24.Qg3 Nc5 25.Bd4 Ne4 26.Qe3 Qg5 27.f3 Nd6 28.h4 Qxh4 29.Qe5 - Start an analysis engine:
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Mons,L | 2552 | Markmann,U | 2279 | | 2019 | C41 | 23rd OIBM 2019 | 2.10 |
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