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Boris Gelfand vs Alexey Shirov
Immopar Rapid (1992) (rapid), Paris FRA, rd 1, Nov-??
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43)  ·  0-1

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Oct-26-07  scholes: This game is going to be discussed by chessbase trainer. Gelfand needed to sacrifice just one more knight at move nor 23 to win.Thats when he had already sacced 2 before.

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11 00:07 +7.46 23.Ne6xg7+ Kf5g6 24.Re1xe7 Qh8h3 25.Qd1e2 Ba6c8 26.Qe2d2 Rf6f7 27.Qd2g5+ Kg6h7 28.Ng7h5 Qh3f5 29.Nh5f6+ Qf5xf6 30.Qg5xf6 Rf7xe7 31.Qf6xe7+

Dec-28-07
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  GlassCow: Fantastic tactical skirmish by both players. I don't have the time or energy to analize this mess. :)
Dec-28-07  Jim Bartle: Why isn't this a Catalan with Nc3?

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