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Center Game: l'Hermet Variation

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1.e4e52.d4exd43.Qxd4Nc64.Qe3f5
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Center Game: l'Hermet Variation1.5k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%1.1k50%
17%26453%
2.5%3847%
2.2%3345%
2%3142%
1.8%2752%
1.5%2370%
1%1543%
0.5%856%
0.4%60%
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Jakubiec, Artur (2501) – Gross, David (2455)20011–0
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Center Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C22
Line
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 f5
Classical
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