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Mikhail Chigorin vs Andreas Ascharin
St. Petersburg (1877), St. Petersburg RUE
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)  ·  1-0

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Oct-12-15  heuristic: 6...Bb4 is rare
9...0-0 is only game

14...b4!?
14...d6 15.Bf2 Ne7 16.Bd4 Rf8

17.Qf3!?
17.Be4 d5 18.Qd3 g6 19.c4

20.gxf5!?
20.Qg3 d6 21.Bc4

20...d5??
20...d6 21.Bc4 d5 22.Qg3 Bxf5

Jan-09-22  Sebastian88: <heuristic: [...] 9...0-0 is only game>. Not exactly. There is also this game: J De Soyres vs W Parratt, 1874

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