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French Defense Tarrasch : London Chess Classic 2011: Michael Adams vs Nigel Short (Chessworld.net)

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â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe â–ºPlay FREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com or real time chess at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "London Chess Classic"] [Site "0:17:33-0:10:33"] [Date "2011.12.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Adams"] [Black "Short"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C03"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2011.12.03"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 (6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 (7... Bxf2+ 8. Kxf2 Rg8 9. Qxg8+) 8. Qxh6 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 (9. Kf1) 9... Ng4+) 6... Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. c3 dxe4 11. Qxe4 (11. Bxe4) 11... Ng6 12. Bc4 (12. h4 f5) 12... Kh8 13. Qc2 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Ng4 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 20. Rad1 f6 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nf5 Be6 23. e4 Rfd8 24. Ne3 Qg6 25. Kg2 b5 26. b3 a5 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Qh5 29. h4 (29. Kg1) 29... Bd7 30. Rf2 Bc6 31. Nd5 Rab8 32. Qe2 Qg6 33. Qf3 Rd7 34. Kh2 Rdb7 35. Rdd2 a4 36. Qe3 Bd7 37. Qf3 Bg4 38. Qe3 Be6 39. Qf3 Rb1 40. Ne3 Rc1 41. Rd6 Qf7 42. Rfd2 Rbb1 43. g4 Kh7 44. h5 Rc3 (44... Rh1+ 45. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 46. Kxh1 Qb7 47. Rxe6 Qxe4+ 48. Ng2 Qxc4) 45. Kg2 Rxe3 46. Qxe3 Bxg4 47. Rb6 Ra1 48. Qc3 Re1 49. Rf2 Rxe4 50. c5 Bxh5 51. Rb4 Bg6 52. Kh2 Qe6 53. Rg2 Bf5 54. Rb7 Bg4 55. Rf2 f5 56. Rb4 Rxb4 57. Qxb4 e4 58. Qd4 e3 59. Rf1 Qxa2+ 60. Kg3 Qe2 61. Qf4 Qd2 62. Qe5 e2 63. Rg1 h5 64. c6 f4+ 65. Kh4 Qd8+ 66. Qg5 Qxg5+ 67. Kxg5 f3 68. c7 f2 69. Rxg4 f1=Q 70. c8=Q Qf6+ 71. Kxh5 Qh6# 0-1 â–ºSubscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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