The “Botez Gambit“ is when a queen is sacrificed for questionable compensation. In this video, GM Hikaru Nakamura walks into a forced draw variation emerging from the London Opening and proceeds to unleash the Botez Gambit. I try to remain calm and punish his dubious actions. This game was live-streamed on Twitch on July 1st, 2019 in the Arena Kings Tournament on
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