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Efim Geller vs Boris Spassky
8th Soviet Team Cup (1974), Moscow URS, rd 5, Aug-26
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Modern Variation (B83)  ·  1-0

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May-10-10  Dravus: If I'm Geller, porous Spassky.
May-10-10  MaxxLange: What a great game. Very tactical middlegame.
May-10-10  MaxxLange: "I am Spartakaid!"
May-11-10  CapablancaFan122: If <25.. Nxe7 26. Nxa5>. Still better than losing a whole piece though.
Nov-23-12  Chessdreamer: The year of the game (1964) is incorrect, should be <1974>.
Nov-23-12
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  perfidious: <Chessdreamer> The only source I have found corroborates your assertion, the more so as this fairly uncommon line scored in the following game also played that year: Karpov vs Spassky, 1974.

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