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Robert Wade vs Fridrik Olafsson
Hastings (1953/54), Hastings ENG, rd 9, Jan-08
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70)  ·  0-1

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Dec-01-11  eggert13: From the early days of the KingĀ“s Indian. Is the Knight sacrifice 20. Nfxd5 the start of a brilliant attack or is it faulty?
Apr-03-23
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  Fusilli: A question from 2011!

<Is the Knight sacrifice 20. Nfxd5 the start of a brilliant attack or is it faulty?>


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I didn't see any other line of play than the game (except that I started with 21.exd5 and transposed to the game), then asked the engine. The engine approves.

It's a hard sac to see and there is no guarantee that the material will come back, but white's overcommitment to the king side (two hapless rooks and a disoriented knight) plus the x-raying on the c-file makes it worth trying.

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