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Vasily Smyslov vs Lothar Schmid
Helsinki Olympiad Final-A (1952), Helsinki FIN, rd 8, Aug-28
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni. Schmid Variation (A43)  ·  1-0

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  Benzol: Marvellous how the White Knights dominate in the centre in this game.
Feb-18-10  whiteshark: Lothar must have missed something, otherwise he'd played <...Qc8> one move earlier.


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