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Markus Ragger vs Boris Gelfand

Graz Match 2019

Markus Ragger, the top Austrian GM, convincingly beat former World Championship challenger Boris Gelfand by 4.5 to 1.5 in a match in Graz, Austria.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5

Varying from 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 5.Nbd2 as tested in games 2 and 4 of the match.

3 . . . d6 4.Nc4

This sideline was tried by Carlsen in his World Championship match against Caruana ...