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Hardy vs Julian T Farrand
England (1956)
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack (C57)  ·  0-1

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Aug-08-08  sneaky pete: Hardy: Another fine mess ... why don't you do something to help me?
Jan-31-16  Compound Error: A hard-boiled egg and nuts
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  GrahamClayton: I presume that the idea behind 5.b4?! is that Farrand plays 5...Bb4, the sacrifice ...Bf2+ is not playable.

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