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	There is a new post on The Chess Mind.  You can read it at:

http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1187773877.shtml

It begins:

	As popular as the Marshall Gambit* is, the Chigorin
	Variation** of the Ruy Lopez is even more popular,
	at least historically. Despite sharing the first
	six and a half moves in common, the two lines
	continue in very different directions. The former
	is quite sharp and open, with Black frequently
	enjoying a space advantage and the initiative in
	exchange for a pawn. The latter, by contrast, often
	features turgid maneuvering, with White enjoying a
	slight space advantage in what is often a partially
	locked position. Or at least that's how things
	stood before the game Kuznetsov-Gajewski:...