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July 31, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Alexander Beliavsky vs Larry Mark Christiansen
Reggio Emilia (1987)
Catalan Opening: General (E00)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bg2 Bd2 6. Qd2 d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 e5 9. O-O Re8 10. e4 Bg4 11. d5 Bf3 12. Bf3 Nbd7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Ra6 15. Nb5 Nb6 16. Rac1 ab4 17. ab4 Qd7 18. Qd3 Ra4 19. Qb3 Rea8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h4 g6 22. Rb1 Ng4 23. Be2 Qe7 24. Rbc1 c6 25. dc6 bc6 26. c5 dc5 27. bc5 Nd7 28. Nd6 Ndf6 29. Bc4 Nf2 30. Kf2 Ra3 31. Bf7 Kg7 32. Qe6 Ra2 33. Kg1 R8a3 34. Ne8 Kh6 35. Nf6 Rg3 36. Kh1 Qf7 37. Rd7 Qf6 38. Qf6 Rh2
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