February 27, 2026

Francisco Yepes Barrera

A Queen Sacrifice at Move Eleven • Bobotsov vs Tal • World Student Team Championship • Varna, Bulgaria (1958) • King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (E81)
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A Queen Sacrifice at Move Eleven • Bobotsov vs Tal • World Student Team Championship • Varna, Bulgaria (1958) • King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (E81)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 12, 2026
The World Student Team Championship held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1958, was a premier event for the...
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A Queen Sacrifice for Two Minor Pieces That Would Have Deserved a Draw • Le vs Kunin • World Cup • Tbilisi, Georgia (2017) • Queen’s Pawn: English Defense (A40)
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A Queen Sacrifice for Two Minor Pieces That Would Have Deserved a Draw • Le vs Kunin • World Cup • Tbilisi, Georgia (2017) • Queen’s Pawn: English Defense (A40)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 12, 2026
The FIDE World Cup 2017 was a massive 128-player knockout tournament held in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is...
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A Queen’s Vindication through a Queen Sacrifice in the Queen’s Indian • Ider vs Hou • Gibraltar Masters • La Caleta, Gibraltar (2017) • Queen’s Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (A47)
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A Queen’s Vindication through a Queen Sacrifice in the Queen’s Indian • Ider vs Hou • Gibraltar Masters • La Caleta, Gibraltar (2017) • Queen’s Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (A47)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 12, 2026
The Gibraltar Masters is one of the strongest open tournaments in the world, held annually at the...
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A Queen Sacrifice That Leads to a Winning Endgame • Bischoff vs Nogueiras • Capablanca Memorial Elite • Havana, Cuba (1998) • English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, General (A11)
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A Queen Sacrifice That Leads to a Winning Endgame • Bischoff vs Nogueiras • Capablanca Memorial Elite • Havana, Cuba (1998) • English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, General (A11)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 12, 2026
The Capablanca Memorial is one of the most prestigious chess tournaments in the world, held annually in...
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Tactical Battle in the Najdorf • Openshaw vs Hummel • Denker Tournament of State Champions • Reno, USA (1999) • Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line (B99)
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Tactical Battle in the Najdorf • Openshaw vs Hummel • Denker Tournament of State Champions • Reno, USA (1999) • Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line (B99)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 11, 2026
At the time of this game, Patrick Hummel was one of the brightest young stars in the...
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A Queen Sacrifice in the Opening • Smagin vs Sahovic • Biel MTO Open • Biel, Switzerland (1990) • Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian, Advance Variation (B00)
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A Queen Sacrifice in the Opening • Smagin vs Sahovic • Biel MTO Open • Biel, Switzerland (1990) • Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian, Advance Variation (B00)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 11, 2026
Sergey Smagin: A Soviet (later Russian) Grandmaster who reached his peak in the late 1980s and early...
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A Queen Sacrifice in the Heart of the Sicilian by a 12-Year-Old Boy • Shilov vs Kramnik • USSR Boys’ Championship • Baku, Azerbaijan (1987) • Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan, Sveshnikov Variation (B33)
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A Queen Sacrifice in the Heart of the Sicilian by a 12-Year-Old Boy • Shilov vs Kramnik • USSR Boys’ Championship • Baku, Azerbaijan (1987) • Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan, Sveshnikov Variation (B33)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 11, 2026
In 1987, Kramnik was a 12-year-old prodigy. He had already been invited to the Mikhail Botvinnik school,...
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Queen Sacrifice in Las Palmas • Kramnik vs Anand • Las Palmas • Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (1996) • English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense (A14)
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Queen Sacrifice in Las Palmas • Kramnik vs Anand • Las Palmas • Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (1996) • English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense (A14)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 11, 2026
This match represents a clash between two of the most distinct styles in chess history: the cold,...
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When Kasparov Demolished Kramnik with a Queen Sacrifice • Kramnik vs Kasparov • Intel World Chess Express Challenge • Munich, Germany (1994) • King’s Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense (E92)
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When Kasparov Demolished Kramnik with a Queen Sacrifice • Kramnik vs Kasparov • Intel World Chess Express Challenge • Munich, Germany (1994) • King’s Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense (E92)

Francisco Yepes Barrera February 11, 2026
In 1994, Kasparov was the world champion and at the height of his dominance. He had broken...
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