The Most Solid Defense Can Also Collapse! Hyppo Gets Killed

April 8, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Geller vs Huguenin chess game analysis!
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Jakov Geller vs Olivier Huguenin
20th Cappelle la Grande (2004), Cappelle-la-Grande FRA, rd 5, Mar-02
Formation: Hippopotamus (A00)
1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 d6 6. O-O-O Nd7
7. f3 h6 8. Nge2 e6 9. g4 Ne7 10. h4 c6 11. f4 f6 12. Ng3 Qc7
13. f5 gxf5 14. gxf5 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh5 Bf8
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