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Ruslan Ponomariov vs Sven Noppes
Chess Classic Simultan (2002) (exhibition), Mainz, Aug-14
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation General (C18)  ·  1-0

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Apr-27-03
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  chessgames.com: We were going to make the position before 20.Rxh7! a puzzle for the homepage, but then we noticed that 20.Qxg6! also works.
Apr-27-03  crafty: 20. ♕xg6 h6 21. ♖xh6 ♘xh6 22. ♕xh6 ♕d8 23. ♕h8+   (eval 16.24; depth 11 ply; 250M nodes)
Jun-11-05  schnarre: After 17. Bf6 it's pretty much curtains!
Jun-11-05  aw1988: Lol, look at the pawn structure. Complete bind.
Jun-11-05
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  OhioChessFan: Whew, Qa4. Was Black trying to play his worst possible move?
Jun-13-05  schnarre: 13...Nc6 seems more thematic.

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