Classic game · 1953Black won
Kotov's Sac
White
Yuri Averbakh
Black
Alexander Kotov
Kotov's queen sacrifice on h3 dragged the white king into a forcing attack that remains a calculation classic.
Open interactive game review- White
- Yuri Averbakh
- Black
- Alexander Kotov
- Year
- 1953
- Result
- Black won · 0-1
Why this classic game matters
The queen disappears on h3, but Kotov's remaining pieces gain the tempi needed to hunt the exposed king.
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