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Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura
World Fischer Random (2022) (rapid), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Oct-30
Chess variants (000)  ·  0-1

Move:
white
Last:
1.
1. b4 b5 2. a4 ba4 3. Qa4 e6 4. Nc3 Ng6 5. Ng3 f5 6. e3 Be7 7. b5 O-O 8. Ra1 f4 9. Nge2 fe3 10. de3 c6 11. Nd4 c5 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. Ra3 d5 14. Be2 Rb7 15. O-O Qb8 16. e4 d4 17. Nd1 Bd7 18. c4 dc3 19. Nc3 a6 20. e5 ab5 21. Bb5 Bb5 22. Nb5 Ne5 23. Nc3 Nf3 24. gf3 Rb4 25. Qa6 Be5 26. Ne4 Bh2 27. Kg2 Bf4 28. Rd3 Qe5 29. Rfd1 Re4 30. fe4 Bc1 31. Rd8 Qg5 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Qe6 Kh8 34. Rd5 Qh4 35. Kg2 h6 36. Rc5 Be3 37. Rc2 Bd4 38. Qf5 Qe7 39. f4 g6

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Oct-31-22  carpovius: 1.b4 b5 2.a4 bxa4 0-1... what a game!))
Nov-01-22  drleper: If you set your viewer to pgn4web you can see the moves, but the start position is missing so it doesn't work properly :)
Nov-02-22
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  fredthebear: Not a Symmetrical Orangutan opening but it's eye-catching. White doesn't achieve anything on the queenside.

The bishops are on their normal squares, so I'd play something 1.e4 or 1.d4 to use their powers.

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