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Alexander Alekhine vs Siegbert Tarrasch
St Petersburg (1914)  ·  King's Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32)  ·  1-0
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Mar-27-10  The Rocket: Nice game
Apr-20-13  lcodrutlucian: The position after Last move: 37. Qh4
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It says Black to move.


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At that position, White is winning (+3.4).
The guy in the movie analyzes the position for some time. When he seems to find the solution, he shows it to the other guy on the board. However, on the board there is a completely different position. It is a beginning position, where white has 2 black Bishops.

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