Geza Maroczy vs Vera Menchik (1932)

Geza Maroczy vs Vera Menchik
London (1932) · French Defense: Classical. Normal Variation (C13) · 1/2-1/2

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Sep-23-06		Knight13: 23...Bf5 is a good move, I agree. It keeps the queen active and makes white fight harder.

Jan-15-12		King Death: Here's a photo at the start of this game (with thanks to <GrahamClayton> who supplied the link elsewhere): http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/....

Apr-24-13		IndigoViolet: It looks in that picture that Maroczy played 1.c4, but 1.d4 would make more sense; it certainly doesn't look as if he opened with 1.e4.

Apr-24-13		Nerwal: Alekhine doesn't seem to have played his 1. d4 either. Maybe it was taken just before the game and since Menchik used to be Maroczy's pupil they were looking at something else...

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