Nunn Better

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GM Nunn considers this game to be his best.

A game of clever sacrifice played in the second longest-running tournament in the world. The Hoogoven has seen many great games in its 6 decades, but few as good as this one.

White: Beliavsky, Alexander GM/2500
Black: Nunn, John GM/2500
Event: Hoogoven Tournament, Wijk aan Zee
Date: 1985.05.10
Opening: E81: King's Indian: Saemisch: 6th move deviations (including 6 Be3 c6)
Result: 0-1

Green move-links below show comments on the right.

  1. d4    Nf6
  2. c4    g6
  3. Nc3    Bg7
  4. e4    d6
  5. f3    O-O
  6. Be3    Nbd7
  7. Qd2    c5
  8. d5    Ne5
  9. h3    Nh5
  10. Bf2    f5
  11. exf5    Rxf5
  12. g4    Rxf3
  13. gxh5    Qf8
  14. Ne4    Bh6
  15. Qc2    Qf4
  16. Ne2    Rxf2
  17. Nxf2    Nf3+
  18. Kd1    Qh4
  19. Nd3    Bf5
  20. Nec1    Nd2
  21. hxg6    hxg6
  22. Bg2    Nxc4
  23. Qf2    Ne3+
  24. Ke2    Qc4
  25. Bf3    Rf8
  26. Rg1    Nc2
  27. Kd1    Bxd3
Black (Nunn, John GM) Won

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