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Usually, with miniatures, you don’t see much new, but we have one today! In the game Guimaraes-Brito, Brazil, 2019, Black has just castled, and White pounced with commendable alertness. What did he play?


Here’s the whole game: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Qa5 9. f4 Be7 10. Kb1 O-O?? (Best would have been 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O) See Diagram 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. e5 (No, you don’t win a pawn with14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Nxe4 16. Rxc6 Nd2+ 17. Kc1 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Bb7 19. Rd6 Bxg2) 14... dxe5 15. fxe5 Black Resigns as he loses a piece.

 


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