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63) Smith E. J. - Whelan G. [A48]

Major (5) 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.h3 g6 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.c3 Qb6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 7.Qb3 Qxb3 8.axb3 Nbd7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Re8 11.Nbd2 e5

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|r+b+r+k+|
|0p+n+pgp|
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|+.0.0.+.|
|.+.).G.+|
|+P)B)N+P|
|.).H.)P+|
|$.+.+RI.|
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12.Ne4

[-3.16 Fritz 5.00: 12.Bg5 e4 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Bb5 exf3 15.Bxe8 Nxe8 16.Nxf3]

12...Nxe4

[For some unknown reason Fritz fails to recommend 12...exf4 13.Nxd6 with at best two Pawns for the piece and a difficult game.]

13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Ng5 Getting in more of a muddle.

[-4.47 Fritz 5.00: 14.Bh2 f5 15.Rfd1 a6 16.Ra4 Nb6]

14...Nd2 15.Rfd1 Nxb3 16.Ra3 exf4 17.exf4

[17.Rxb3 fxe3 18.fxe3 Bh6]

17...h6 18.Ne4 c4 19.Nd6 Bf8 20.Nxe8 Bxa3 21.Bxc4 Bxb2 22.Bxb3 Nc5 23.Nc7 Rb8 24.Rd8+ Kh7 25.Ne8 Bxc3 26.Bxf7 Ba5 27.f5 gxf5 28.Rd6 Ne4 29.Rd5 Bb6 30.Bh5 Be6 0-1

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