The modern Two Knights VisibleForUsers true king-hunt endgame between Spassky and

king-hunt endgame between Spassky and Tal

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revealing not only his approach to the game but also the human side of a top-level chess career that rarely reaches public view

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Gert Timmerman and Michail Umanski

The modern Two Knights VisibleForUsers true king-hunt endgame between Spassky andThe Two Knights Game is one of the oldest openings in chess history. The sharp positions that arise after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 have fascinated practitioners and theorists for over a hundred years! World champions such as Wilhelm Steinitz and Bobby Fischer have shaped the opening and in recent years Nigel Short has used it successfully. In the main variations, Black sacrifices a pawn with fascinating consequences.