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Grigor Minchev vs Orlando Santana
open 1987  ·  Sodium Attack: General (A00)  ·  1-0
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Feb-03-06  foxbat: Yes, it is a draw! Black resigned in a drawn position after 76 ... Rh6!
Feb-06-06
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  ketchuplover: cool :)
Feb-06-06  dbquintillion: what a salty opening.
Feb-06-06  notsodeepthought: <ketchuplover: The symbol for Sodium is Na :)> Na3 is a plausible move so long as the knight does not give check - since the resulting tripositively charged Na3+ would be extremely unstable.
Feb-09-06  dbquintillion: you are my new hero <notsodeep>
Apr-15-06  Confuse: <KetchupLover> The symbol for sodium is Na

- OMG I GET IT NOW :D thanks!

Jun-23-06  McCool: I using this opening all the time now.
Sep-02-06  Tariqov: Isn't this a draw?
Sep-03-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: I don't think Black can build a fortress. 76...Rf6 77.Qe8 Rf5 78.Ke6 Rf6+ 79.Ke5 is a possible continuation.
Oct-14-06  CrystalFrost: People should call this game the "Na" opening
Jan-16-07  The Chess Express: I think 51. ... c6 followed by 52. ... cd was dubious. Why did black give white a pawn majority on the queenside when white's king was better placed than black's?

TCE

Jul-13-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Maybe Black flagged and that is why it was 1-0?
Jul-15-07  The Chess Express: <Willem Wallekers: 5 ... Ng4 is unjustified, Black losing as many tempo's as White did.>

I agree. The simple 5...d6 was better.

Jul-16-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: I played Santana twice. (Don't ask how I did)
Jul-20-07  The Chess Express: White should be able to attack g7 twice with K & Q.
Jul-20-07  CapablancaFan: The Sodium attack? 1.Na3? Is that right?
Jul-20-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Pun potential... "O. Santana, don't you cry for me."
Jul-20-07  The Chess Express: I'm not sure that's a pun. It sounds more like a rhyme to me.
Apr-16-08
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  kevin86: How about calling this opening "the Nadia attack"-since Nadia begins with Na also?

Also,in a lot of cases,the result has been a perfect 10 for white.

(frankly,in this game,the two connected pawns in the ending are far more a reason for the win as is the first move-but don't let it get around,lol)

Apr-16-08
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  kevin86: Note:rechecked the database---1 Na3!!!!!!!!!!

Six victories in six games!

Oct-20-08  flapjack: This was a great fight! More proof that the best opening for winning % is Na3. ;D
Dec-27-08  WhiteRook48: 1. Na3!! that is the ultimate move. Seriously....
Dec-27-08  arctic tern: <The symbol for Sodium is Na :)>

Oooooh, that's why it's called the sodium attack... shame on me for not seeing that!

Jan-05-09  WhiteRook48: 1. Na3!! wins every time
Nov-11-09  The Chess Express: heh heh, objectively speaking black gains easy equality out of the opening. 1. Na3 is simply a way to avoid theory.
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