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March 20, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, March 20, 2018 4:01pmURL:
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A Karu vs Paul Keres
corr (1931)
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qxd5 Be6 6. Qb5 a6 7. Qa4 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc4 9. a3 b5 10. Qc2 Nd4 11. Qe4+ Be7 12. Nf3 c5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Qf3 Re8 21.b3 d3 22. e4 Bc3+ 23. Bd2 Qd4 24. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Rd2 Rxe4+ 26. Qxe4 Qc1+ 27.
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