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Common opening blunders
Compiled by nikolaas
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How NOT to play inthe opening.

Also Karpov can be killed.
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

Petrov for patzers.
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

Noa's French leave.
J Noa vs J Mason, 1883 
(C11) French, 15 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann can kill.
F Carame vs M Matto, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 7 moves, 1-0

Lost Knight.
M Al Dahbali vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

Scotch whisky.
K Kulaots vs J Geller, 2002 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

What a fool can play.
P Herzman vs B Vuckovic, 2002 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1

A ten moves mate.
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Two knights trap.
R Maidana vs P Goette, 2001 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

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