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The continuation 5.Na4 of
Armenian chess player Nadanian shakes by the extraordinariness. Yes, extraordinariness, because it is unusual among the unusual. A voluntary removal of the knight from the centre, yet that has gone on advantage? Therefore, the value of such centrifugal maneuver is beyond a
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 e5 6.dxe5 Nc6 7.a3 Nxe5 8.e4 Nb6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bg5+ Be7 11.0-0-0+ Ke8 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Kc2 Bd7 15.Bxe5 Bxe5 16.Nf3 Bf6 17.Bc4 Ba4+ 18.Bb3 Bc6 19.Bd5 Ke7 20.e5 Bg7 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Nd4 c5 23.Nc6+ Ke6 24.f4 Ra4 25.g3 b5 26.Rhe1 Rha8 27.Nd8+ Ke7
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Nadanjan "Die Superprophylaxe 5.Sa4 im Grünfeldinder",
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Refutation of the
Nadanian Variation of the Grunfeld Defence
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Yearbook vol. 45. A Revolution in the Gruenfeld
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Na5 –
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83:
76:
66:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3257:
3255:
3247:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3234:Chess openings
3226:
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3129:Chess composer
3126:
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2874:
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2859:
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2754:
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2731:
2730:
2728:Scholar's mate
2725:
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2690:
2686:
2685:
2683:
2682:
2677:
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2671:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2643:Queen's Gambit
2640:
2635:
2630:
2629:
2628:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2586:Benoni Defence
2581:Indian Defence
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2557:
2555:
2549:
2548:
2546:
2545:
2544:
2543:
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2509:
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2507:
2497:
2495:Owen's Defence
2492:
2491:
2490:
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2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
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2420:
2418:Modern Defence
2415:
2413:French Defence
2410:
2405:
2399:
2397:
2391:
2390:
2388:
2387:
2386:
2385:
2380:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2348:Bird's Opening
2345:
2339:
2337:
2328:
2322:
2321:
2319:
2318:
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2303:
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2276:
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2123:Alekhine's gun
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2100:
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2077:
2076:
2075:
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2038:
2036:Half-open file
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1835:Women in chess
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1759:
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1745:Hypermodernism
1742:
1740:Romantic chess
1737:
1735:Lewis chessmen
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1573:world rankings
1565:
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1561:
1551:
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1525:
1524:
1519:
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1502:Computer chess
1499:
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1481:
1479:
1473:
1472:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1442:
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1424:External links
1422:
1421:
1420:
1407:
1401:
1384:
1378:
1358:
1352:
1344:Everyman Chess
1332:
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1273:Everyman Chess
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749:Ashot Nadanian
744:
741:
733:Andrei Kharlov
693:Ashot Nadanian
688:
685:
604:overprotecting
602:fifth move is
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540:Ashot Nadanian
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3244:1996 in chess
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3232:
3231:
3229:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3204:
3199:
3198:
3195:
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3188:Solving chess
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3178:Chess prodigy
3176:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3163:
3162:
3161:Chess problem
3159:
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3069:opening books
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2822:triangulation
2820:
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2817:Tarrasch rule
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2804:
2802:
2798:
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2790:
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2778:
2777:Queen vs pawn
2775:
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2641:
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2636:
2634:
2633:London System
2631:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2591:Modern Benoni
2589:
2587:
2584:
2583:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2571:Dutch Defence
2569:
2567:
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2448:King's Gambit
2446:
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2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2363:Grob's Attack
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2353:Dunst Opening
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2343:Benko Opening
2341:
2340:
2338:
2336:
2335:Flank opening
2332:
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2090:Transposition
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1840:Chess museums
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1833:
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1826:
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1808:Notable games
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1597:World records
1595:
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1588:
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1570:
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1568:Rating system
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1336:Dembo, Yelena
1333:
1329:
1327:1-904600-58-1
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1315:
1310:
1306:
1304:90-5691-132-5
1300:
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1288:
1284:
1282:1-85744-239-3
1278:
1274:
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1266:
1265:Davies, Nigel
1262:
1258:
1256:90-5691-054-X
1252:
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1234:1-85744-221-0
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1208:86-7297-040-3
1204:
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784:
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743:Example games
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2438:Giuoco Piano
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2478:Scotch Game
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2227:Zwischenzug
2212:Undermining
2180:Overloading
2140:Combination
1989:descriptive
1684:Chess table
1679:Chess clock
1495:Grandmaster
979:(in German)
947:Rowson 1998
800:Bu Xiangzhi
705:Bu Xiangzhi
571:The famous
411:Named after
3228:Categories
3171:joke chess
3124:Chess club
2812:opposition
2274:Middlegame
2262:Initiative
2185:Pawn storm
2150:Deflection
2021:Key square
2011:Fianchetto
1944:Fast chess
1928:En passant
1620:chessboard
1217:Nunn, John
1129:2009-06-27
1104:2009-06-27
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1077:"Grünfeld"
1061:2009-06-27
1018:Dembo 2007
1003:11 January
933:2009-06-27
910:2009-06-27
890:References
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820:Igor Lysyj
813:2005; D85
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713:Igor Lysyj
431:Synonym(s)
3154:Stockfish
3144:Deep Blue
3139:AlphaZero
3047:paintings
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2803:Strategy
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2428:Open Game
2195:Sacrifice
2155:Desperado
2058:connected
2031:Open file
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1984:algebraic
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1890:Checkmate
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2807:fortress
2744:Endgames
2653:Declined
2648:Accepted
2326:Openings
2284:Hedgehog
2250:Exchange
2237:Strategy
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2068:isolated
2053:backward
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1818:amateurs
1711:Timeline
1585:Variants
1539:Glossary
1522:software
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3114:Arbiter
3107:Related
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2954:Amateur
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2105:Tactics
2080:Swindle
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1517:engines
1512:matches
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614:on the
600:White's
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3042:novels
3017:Caïssa
2949:Senior
2939:Junior
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1867:Rules
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1794:Spain
1779:China
1672:Fairy
1647:Queen
1578:norms
1469:Chess
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636:tempo
627:piece
551:chess
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380:Moves
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2894:List
2170:Fork
2095:Trap
1895:Draw
1667:Pawn
1652:Rook
1642:King
1590:List
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1534:FIDE
1416:Lulu
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