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achieved ahead Alekhine analysis ANDERSSEN attack became bishop Black resigns BOGOLJUBOW Botvinnik bxc3 Bxc6 Candidates tournament Capablanca capture category 12 centre century cham champion Chess Compositions CHIGORIN composer Correspondence Chess cxd4 cxd5 defeated dxe5 endgame English equal EUWE example exd4 exd5 FAIRY PROBLEMS FIDE FRENCH DEFENCE German GRÜNFELD DEFENCE INDIAN DEFENCE International Grandmaster International Master international tournament interzonal KARPOV Keres king KING'S GAMBIT Accepted KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE knight KORCHNOI Lasker London MARÓCZY match game mate ment MORPHY Moscow move Nbd7 Nf3 Nc6 NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENCE NIMZOWITSCH NOTATION Nxd4 Nxd5 Nxe4 Olympiads opponent PAULSEN pawn formation PETROSYAN PHILIDOR pieces pionship played POLUGAYEVSKY PORTISCH position published QUEEN'S GAMBIT Declined rank RESHEVSKY rook RUBINSTEIN Schlechter score shared first prize SICILIAN DEFENCE SMYSLOV Soviet player SPANISH OPENING SPASSKY squares STAUNTON Steinitz TARRASCH TARTAKOWER tion tourna tourney USSR Championship VARIATION Vienna White resigns world championship wrote zugzwang