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Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand
Interpolis 14th (1990), Tilburg NED, rd 3, Sep-09
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Variation (B93)  ·  0-1

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Feb-16-06  Nikita Smirnov: Najdorf!!!
Feb-11-09  Xeroxx: <Najdorf!!!>
I agree.
Sep-21-11  wordfunph: game quote..

"I was very pleased when Yuri Razuvaev, the author of one of my favourite books Akiba Rubinstein, told me that this ending reminded him of the games of the great Akiba."

- GM Boris Gelfand

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