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Nigel Short vs Jonathan D Tisdall
Westmann Islands 40/295 1985  ·  Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)  ·  1/2-1/2


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Apr-15-08   TheDude: 21...Bxh3!! Fantastic!! Maybe one of the best moves ever played.
Apr-15-08   Riverbeast: <Maybe one of the best moves ever played.>

Well let's not go that far, it was a relatively simple double attack

Apr-15-08
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  sallom89: what a nice "DRAW".
Apr-15-08
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  Shams: a simple tactic.

<TheDude> abides!

Apr-15-08
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  whiteshark: If <60.Rf2 Rxf2 61.Kxf2> it's a tablebase draw


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