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George Mackenzie vs John Ryan
5th American Chess Congress, New York (1880), Manhattan, New York USA, rd 7, Jan-20
Rat Defense: Small Center Defense (C00)  ·  1-0

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Aug-16-04  InspiredByMorphy: Great final position.
Jun-10-05
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  tpstar: tpstar-kingsizzle (GameKnot 6/9/05): 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e6 3. f4 Qh4+!? 4. g3 Qd8 5. Nf3 h6 6. c4 a6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. 0-0 b6 10. f5 ef 11. ef Nf6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. d5 Qd7 14. Nd4 0-0-0 15. a4 Kb8 16. a5 ba!? 17. Rxa5 g6 18. fg fg 19. Ne6 Re8 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Rea1 Rxe6 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25. Nd5 Nd7 26. Rxa6! Bxa6 27. Rxa6 Bg7? 28. Ra8+ 1-0.
Feb-14-24  Stolzenberg: In the Rat Defence e7 is the wrong square for the ♗. Instead of <3. ... Be7> Black can switch over to the

Robatsch (B06), Three Pawns Attack with 3. ... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 or to the

Caro-Kann Defense (B12), Advance Variation with 3. ... d5 4. e5 c5.

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