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What does Poisoned Pawn Variation mean in chess?
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In chess, Poisoned Pawn Variation refers to any of several opening variations, the best-known of these being in the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense, in which there is a poisoned pawn.
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What does Poisoned Pawn Variation mean in chess?
In chess, Poisoned Pawn Variation refers to any of several opening variations, the best-known of these being in the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense, in which there is a poisoned pawn.
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