RASHID GIBIATOVICH NEZHMETDINOV

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"Who's your next opponent?" the trainer asked.

"Rashid Nezhmetdinov, but I have White."

"Well, color won't matter. Nezhmetdinov can play any opening.

Somewhere he will sacrifice a pawn for the initiative.

Then he will sacrifice another.

Then he will sacrifice a piece for an attack.

Then he'll probably sacrifice another piece to drive your king in the center.

Then he will checkmate you !"

Lev Alburt & Al Lawrence


Karasyov - Nezhmetdinov
Letland Letland, 1973
ECO:A32/12

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Ndb5;

[ 6.Bg5 ]

6...0-0 7.Bf4;


7...,d5 !!;

8.a3;

[ 8.Nc7 Ne4 9.Qc2 Qf6 10.Nxa8 Qxf4 11.e3 Qe5 12.f4 Qf6 13.Rc1 Na6 14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Qxe4 Bc6 17.Qc2 Bxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Qh4+ 19.g3 Qh3 - + ]

8...Bxc3+ 9.Nxc3;


9...,d4 !;

10.Nb5 a6 11.Nc7;

[ 11.Nxd4 e5 12.Bxe5 Qa5+ 13.Qd2 Qxe5 ]

11...Ra7 12.Nb5 axb5 13.Bxb8 bxc4 14.Bxa7 Qa5+ 15.Qd2 Qxa7 16.e3;

[ 16.Qb4 ! ]

16...d3 17.g3 Ne4 18.Qb4 d2+ 19.Ke2 Qa6 20.Kf3 Qc6 21.Ke2 Qd5 22.Rd1 e5 23.h3 b6 24.Rg1 c3 25.bxc3 Nxc3+;
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