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Hikaru Nakamura vs Walter M Buehl
102nd US Open (2001), Framingham, MA USA, rd 3, Aug-06
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation (B23)  ·  1-0

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Mar-06-22
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  kingscrusher: Remarkably 17.Ng5 gives white a significant advantage. White has superiority for dark square influencing pieces, so maybe the logic of this is not so absurd for going into the self pin to try and celebrate the f6 dark square

215: Hikaru Nakamura - Walter M Buehl 1-0 3.0, US Open Framingham, MA USA 2001


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Analysis by Stockfish 14.1 3 cores only:

1. ± (1.37): 17...h6 18.Ng4 Qd4+ 19.Re3 h5 20.Nf2 Qd7 21.Rd1 Qe7 22.e5 f6 23.exf6 Rxf6 24.g4 Nd6 25.Ree1 Rd8 26.f5

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