Vasily Malinin. Photo: Rewal Chess Festival
Vasily Malinin (born 1956) is a Russian Grandmaster of both over-the-board and correspondence chess. He was also the 21st and last USSR Correspondence Chess Champion (the final of this multi-stage event, the Rozinov Memorial, was played from 1998-2002).
Here Malinin plays an absolutely wild game and finishes it beautifully. He certainly found his Mona Lisa.
There really isn’t much else to say, except … enjoy!
What did Malinin (White) play on his 17th move to continue an already crazy Benko battle against Konstantin Andreev?
Sac, Sac, Mate
A breathtaking game by Malinin!