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RAYMOND KEENE

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Here are two games from the MSO Masters, one a win by Jon Speelman who tied equal first; the other by Ilya Smirin, who came in fourth.

White: Ilya Smirin
Black: Danny Cormally
Sicilian Defence

1	e4	c5
2	Ne2	d6
3	Nbc3	Nf6
4	d4	cxd4
5	Nxd4	a6
6	h3	Nc6
7	g4	e6
8	Bg2	Be7
9	Nxc6	bxc6
10	e5	Nd5
11	exd6	Qxd6
12	0-0	Qc7
13	Ne2	0-0
14	c4	Nf6
15	Qc2	Rb8
16	Bf4	Bd6
17	Bxd6	Qxd6
18	Rad1	Qc5
19	Nd4	Bb7
20	Qc3	Qb6
21	g5	Nh5
22	c5	Qc7
23	Ne2	Rfd8
24	Qe3	e5
25	Rfel	g6
26	Bf3	Rxdl
27	Rxdl	Ng7
28	Ng3	Nf5
29	Nxf5	gxf5
30	Rd6	e4
31	Bdl	Re8
32	Bb3	Rd8
33	Rf6	Rd5
34	Bxd5	cxd5
35	Rd6	Qe7
36	h4	h6
37	gxh6	Black resigns

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