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Ossip Bernstein vs Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
St. Petersburg (1909), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 6, Feb-22
French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange Variation (C12)  ·  1-0

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Jul-28-04  patzer2: White's 24. Nxe6!! is the solution to number 1758 in Chess Informant's Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames/Combinations. The theme of the combination is "Demolition of Pawn Structure" via "Sacrifice at e6 (e3)."
Jul-28-04  patzer2: If 25...Kg7, then 26. Qe7+ picks off the Rook at d8.

If 25...Kf8, then 26. Qd6+ snags the Rook on c7.

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