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Paul Keres vs Mikhail Tal
EST-LAT (1954), Tallinn EST, rd 2, Jan-30
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A60)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Feb-04-12  chessteacher001: Let's start at move 8 to find improvements for Keres and Tal. So let's go with 8.e2-e4, which seems more 'principled' than h2-h3, and see if it leads to an edge for White....

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