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C15: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Unusual White
4th moves
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
French exchange is an interesting choice
for an attacking player, but it does take a
French defense player out into the open
Qxd5 Black does not want a draw 4.Nc3
Bb4 5.Qg4 Ne7 6.Qxg7 Rg8 7.Qe5
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22.Rxd1
[and then there are tactics 22.Bf8! Nf5
23.Rxd1 Rg8 24.Nd7 ]
22...Rxh6 23.Rd7 Nc6 24.Rxf7 Nd8
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25.Rf6
[ 25.Rf8! binds black up c6 26.Re8
Kc7 27.Kg2+ Diagram
the Nd8 still cannot move, and the Rh6
is misplaced. ]
25...Rh5 26.Nxe6 Rxe5 27.Nxd8??
trades white's dominating knight for
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Kxd8 62.Kb7 ]
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