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Joel on the Pirc Print E-mail
By GM Joel Benjamin   
October 15, 2007
Joelead.jpgJoel responds to a reader in need of help on his independent analysis on an idea in the Pirc : 1.e4 d6 2.d4 nf6 3.f3 e5 4.dxe5 Nxe4. Ask Joel a question of your own at [email protected]!
 
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