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Alekhine Defense, Balogh Variation

ECO: B03

Average Player Rating: 2225

Performance Rating: 2247

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Trivia: The word 'Checkmate' comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat,' which means 'the King is dead.'

"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made."

- Savielly Tartakower