The great Rashid Nezhmetdinov (whose birthday is today) is a unique figure in the history of chess, celebrated for his creative, attacking style. Although he never became a grandmaster, he was a tremendously strong player who won the Russian Chess Championship five times. This immortal game against Oleg Chernikov is the standard by which all other queen sacrifices are measured.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:31 Accelerated Dragon
2:44 The Story
4:15 The Sac
8:17 Naysayers
9:08 Some Chances
14:02 The Tactical Finish
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