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June 24, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Larry Christiansen vs Dan Krystall
Pacific Southwest Op (1972)
Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation (A04)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Qc1 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rd1 f6 13. d4 Rc8 14. Nxd5 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Rxc1 16. Ne6+ Kh8 17. Raxc1 Qa8 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. Nf4 Bc8 20. Bb7
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