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Mehdi Hasan vs Nigel Short
Kolkata Open (2018), Kolkata IND, rd 1, May-14
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)  ·  0-1

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May-26-18
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  An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Quite the slugfest in the 6.Be3 Najdorf. Black saves two tempi by shunning ...Be7 and ...0-0 so he can sacrifice ...Rxc3 at the earliest possible moment. The silicon monsters will have to figure out the complications (15.Bxb5 is an interesting TN), but 25.Qh2 (forced or not) allowed 26...Nxe4+ with 27...Qb4+ with decisive gain of material.
May-26-18  ChessHigherCat: G'devening, I don't see how 15. Bxb5 could be any good, opening up the b-file looks suicidal in that position. I didn't understand the point of 25. Qh2, either, unless it was the second step in the suppuku ritual.

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