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French Defense, Pelikan Variation

ECO: C00

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Performance Rating: 2186

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

"Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe."

- Indian Proverb