The Chinese Immortal

Submitted by benws on Sat, 01/10/2009 at 5:48am.

At last, something to be proud of. White's dashing attack proves too much for Donner, and he goes down after a queen sac. And it is interesting that this opening is now called the Chinese Variation...

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by ndrw - 9 months ago
Verona Italy

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16. Qxg6+??

by Nimzoblanca - 9 months ago
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Castling early in modern defense is suicide.

by draco_alpine - 9 months ago
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Todays game of the day on chess base was called the chinesse immortal!?

Edit: It was this one,well well well,LOLZ

by ranama - 9 months ago
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WONDER

by nimzovich - 9 months ago
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From Jon Speelman’s masterpiece BEST CHESS GAMES 1970-80:

“In Round One of the Olympiad, China won a famous victory over Iceland. Amongst the casualties was Grandmaster Sigurjonsson who lost to Qi Jung Chian.

Coming upon Sigurjonsson, Jan-Hein Donner attempted to console him with the following unfortunate choice of words: ‘Tell me, how does a Western European Grandmaster lose to a Chinaman ?’ In Round Eight, the Chinese played Holland...”

http://www.jeremysilman.com/chess_bits_pieces/040417_Martin_Something_Against_the_Pirc.html

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