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David Spence vs Yue Wang
Gibraltar Masters (2008), Gibraltar ENG, rd 2, Jan-23
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Smith-Morra Declined (B22)  ·  0-1

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Jan-30-08  jonnymalk: This is what a 500 point rating difference looks like. Pure effortlessness. 25... Nxe5

but Wang Yue ain't having a great tournament though...

Also, I don't know why so many 2000-2200 players go for the Bc2, Qd3 going for mate on h7 setup. It's everywhere.

Jan-30-08  Ziggurat: 9. Nh4? throws away two tempi. I guess he wanted to play f4 and prepared to meet 9...e6 with something like 10. Qg4, but realized that it doesn't work.
Aug-11-09  Metalworker: 9.Nh4 is not a mistake. If you look at the position before 9.Nh4 Black's light-squared bishop has two nice squares it could be developed to (namely f5 and g4). 9.Nh4 prevents both of those moves.

After black has played 9...e6 White has to move his Knight back to f3, but now black's light-squared bishop is shut in by its own pawns and is therefore a "bad" bishop.

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