Boris Spassky’s Psycho Rook Sacrifice

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Boris Spassky was well-known for his creative and aggressive style that resulted in many outstanding victories over the contemporary grandmasters of his time. In the following chess video, viewers will witness one of the most incredible sacrifices ever played where Spassky gives away a rook for no material compensation – only to receive a critical tempo for his attack against the opponent’s king. The opponent in this game – GM Bent Larsen – was a huge proponent of strange openings, specifically playing along the lines of Hypermodern ideals (Hypermodern Openings concede the center to your opponent, so that you may attack this center from the flanks and expose it to be over-extended.) GM Larsen’s opening experiments are famous, often for his undying creativity and desire to avoid main lines of theory. However in this game, Larsen’s experiment was proven a complete failure. The early opening play of Boris Spassky in this game is a perfect example of how to play against a Hypermodern Opening set-up – first by taking control of the center and actively developing his pieces, and next by attentively identifying the weak points in the opponent’s position and striking rapidly before the opponent can consolidate his position.

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