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David Michael Lees vs William Kelleher
Springfield (1971), Springfield, MA USA
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Variation (B93)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-03-08
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  chancho: Lees was done a lot of material in this game. Was it brilliant play on his part, or did Kelleher misplay the position?
Nov-27-13  jerseybob: Chancho: Black certainly did misplay the opening: Nbd7, guarding e5, should be played on either the 8th or 9th move. How far Lees had this line analyzed I can't tell, but 11..Ng4 might've been worth a practical try. 11..Qe5 is just plain hopeless.
Nov-28-13
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  perfidious: This appears to be a mix of systems: 7....b5 is quite playable, though not in conjunction with ....g6, which is often seen at Black's seventh move and the move I would have played in my Najdorf days, had I ever faced 6.f4.

In mitigation of Kelleher's opening play, when we met on numerous occasions in the 1980s, he was very strong-2400+ US-and always well prepared theoretically, but was nowhere near that level when this game was played. David, on the other hand, was already a tough player in those days.

May-18-16  posoo: LOOK AT DIS:

http://news10.com/2016/05/18/amster...

Da pun of dis game shood be: "William Kelleher Dies in Amsterdam"

Jan-01-23  Messiah: <idiotissimus: This appears to be a mix of systems: 7....b5 is quite playable, though not in conjunction with ....g6, which is often seen at Black's seventh move and the move I would have played in my Najdorf days, had I ever faced 6.f4.

In mitigation of Kelleher's opening play, when we met on numerous occasions in the 1980s, he was very strong-2400+ US-and always well prepared theoretically, but was nowhere near that level when this game was played. David, on the other hand, was already a tough player in those days.>

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