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Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz
London m3 1846  ·  Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85)  ·  1-0


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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-04-06
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  MUG: A nice miniature from Staunton.

I guess the very natural looking 6...Nc6 (a move I would also probably be likely to play!) was the mistake.

May-10-09   YoungEd: I think you're right, <MUG>. Castling on move 6 was probably the way to go.

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