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French with Bg5 vs. Houdini Analysis


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Bxd4	Nc6
11.	O-O-O	a6
12.	Rh3	Kg8
13.	Rg3	Bf8
14.	Re1	Qc7
15.	Qf4	b5
16.	Kb1	Bb7
17.	Bd3	Nxd4
18.	Nxd4

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	- Knight

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French with Bg5 and Qg4 vs. Houdini Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Bxd4	Nc6
11.	O-O-O	a6
12.	Rh3	Kg8
13.	Rg3	Qf8
14.	Re1	f5
15.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
16.	Bxf6	Qxf6
17.	Bd3	h5
18.	Qg6	Rh6

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Friday, August 22, 2014

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Nimzo

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Friday, April 11, 2014

French Classical

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NN vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Qd2	Nc6
10.	O-O-O	a6
11.	g4	b5
12.	Kb1	b4
13.	Na4	Nxd4
14.	Nxd4	cxd4
15.	Qxd4	Rb8
16.	Rg1	Rd8
17.	Rd2	Bb7
18.	Nb6	Nxb6
19.	Qxb6	d4
20.	f5	Qg5
21.	Rf2	Qe3
22.	Bd3	Bd5
23.	Qxa6	Ra8

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movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Friday, March 28, 2014

French Classical

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