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1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 c6 6.f3 b5 7.Nge2 Nbd7 8.Bh6 Bxh6 9.Qxh6 Bb7 10.a3 e5 11.0-0-0 Qe7 12.Kb1 a6 13.Nc1 0-0-0 14.Nb3 exd4 15.Rxd4 c5 16.Rd1 Nb6 17.g3 Kb8 18.Na5 Ba8 19.Bh3 d5 20.Qf4+ Ka7 21.Rhe1 d4 22.Nd5 Nbxd5 23.exd5 Qd6 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Re7+ Kb6 26.Qxd4+ Kxa5 27.b4+ Ka4 28.Qc3
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4.Be3 is another alternative. Considered relatively passive in earlier times, today's practice uses this move as a flexible entry into lines which may feature h3/Nf3 or even h3/g4/Bg2 – while still maintaining the option of returning to 150-like plans or the
Austrian if Black commits to moves that do
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Black's chief alternative to 5...0-0 lies in an immediate strike against the white centre with 5...c5, to which the usual response is either 6.dxc5 or 6.Bb5+. The former allows 6...Qa5. The latter promises a tactical melee, with a common line being 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.e6 (8.h3 or 8.Bxd7+ are other
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1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.Rad1 b5 11.a3 a5 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Ra3 14.Bg5 Rxc3 15.Bxf6 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Ra3 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ra1 Qa8 19.Rxa3 Qxa3 20.Be2 Qb2 21.Rd1 f5 22.exf5 Nxf5 23.c3 Qxd2 24.Rxd2 Ra8 25.Bxb5 Ra3 26.Rc2 Ne7 27.f4 exf4 28.Bc6
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4.Bc4 Bg7 5.Qe2 is a sharp try for advantage; 5...Nc6 can lead to hair-raising complications after 6.e5, when Black's best line may be 6...Ng4 7.e6 Nxd4 8.Qxg4 Nxc2+, avoiding the more frequently played 6...Nxd4 7.exf6 Nxe2 8.fxg7 Rg8 9.Ngxe2 Rxg7, which has been generally considered to lead to an
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try, with unclear consequences, which was much played in the 1960s, though it has never attained popularity at the highest levels. 6.Be2 is another move which was often seen in the 1950s and early 1960s, although the defeat sustained by
Fischer in the game given in the example games spurred White
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The system 4.f3 was introduced by
Argentine players c. 1930 and again in 1950. It was never considered dangerous for Black because of 4.f3 Bg7 5.Be3 c6 6.Qd2 b5. It received a severe blow in about 1985, when Gennady Zaichik showed that Black could castle anyway and play a dangerous gambit with
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choices, including 7...0-0 and 7...Nb6 (followed by ...Na5), which is considered to equalise. Another possibility for Black is 5...c6, though 6.e5 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nd5 8.Bd2, followed by long castling, gives White the advantage, as Black's position is cramped and he lacks active
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in the 1960s, after which Black has often played the natural 4...Bg7, though 4...c6 is considered more flexible, as Black may wish to save a tempo in anticipation of White's plan of Qd2, followed by Bh6, by deferring ...Bg7 as long as possible, playing for
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The original
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1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.Re1 e5 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Bf4 h6 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe5 16.Nf3 Bg7 17.Rad1 Qc8 18.Bc4 Be8 19.Neg5+ hxg5 20.Nxg5+ Kg8 21.Qf4 Nd7 22.Rxd7 Bxd7 23.Bxf7+
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Bxg4! 14.Bxg4 Nxg4 15.Qxg4 Nxc2 16.Nb5 Nxa1 17.Nxa1 Qc6 18.f5 Qc4 19.Qf3 Qxa4 20.Nc7 Qxa1 21.Nd5 Rae8 22.Bg5 Qxb2 23.Bxe7 Be5 24.Rf2 Qc1+ 25.Rf1 Qh6 26.h3 gxf5 27.Bxf8 Rxf8 28.Ne7+ Kh8 29.Nxf5 Qe6 30.Rg1 a4 31.Rg4 Qb3 32.Qf1 a3 33.Rg3 Qxg3
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1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.e5 Nfd7 7.h4 c5 8.h5 cxd4 9.hxg6 dxc3 10.gxf7+ Rxf7 11.Bc4 Nf8 12.Ng5 e6 13.Nxf7 cxb2 14.Bxb2 Qa5+ 15.Kf1 Kxf7 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Bd3 Qb4 18.Rb1 Bd7 19.c4 Qd2 20.Bxh7+ Nxh7 21.Qxh7+ Kf8 22.Rh4
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B09) Austrian Attack (sub-variants after 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 include 6.e5, 6.Be2, 6.Bd3 and 6.Be3; also, after 4...Bg7 is 5.Bc4, the
Ljubojevic Variation; Black also has the option to move into the Dragon Formation after 5.Nf3 with
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players, including
Fischer, to turn to 6.Bd3. In the 1980s, 6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.0-0 Qxc5+ 9.Kh1 was revived with more favourable results. 6.Be3 is another possibility, first extensively explored in the 1970s and played by
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the king's bishop to g7. Paul van der
Sterren therefore described 3...g6 as "the defining move of the Pirc Defence" because the development of the bishop to g7 "creates the same sort of positional tension as the
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The setup f2–f3, Be3 and Qd2 is commonly used against the King's Indian
Defence and Dragon Sicilian, and can also be used against the Pirc; indeed, this system is as old as the Pirc itself.
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Hooper and Whyld gave a distinct formal definition, 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6, permuting White's first two moves, although they qualified the definition by remarking that 1.e4 d6 could also
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Qxd5 29.Ra7 Bb7 30.Rxb7 Qc4 31.Qxf6 Kxa3 32.Qxa6+ Kxb4 33.c3+ Kxc3 34.Qa1+ Kd2 35.Qb2+ Kd1 36.Bf1 Rd2 37.Rd7 Rxd7 38.Bxc4 bxc4 39.Qxh8 Rd3 40.Qa8 c3 41.Qa4+ Ke1 42.f4 f5 43.Kc1 Rd2 44.Qa7
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activity with ...b7–b5 and ...Qa5. White's idea of Qd2 and Bh6 may give a transposition to the lines with Be3 and Qd2. A less common method of playing this system is 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5.
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This is the most commonly played line after Black responds to 1.e4 with 1...d6. It has been claimed to give rise to somewhat interesting and exciting games, where Black will have
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to the Pirc. The presence or absence of Black's third move in the Pirc is reported differently, according to the source; with the pawn move 3...g6, Black prepares to
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1571:) came to realise that this was mainly dangerous for Black, therefore playing Be3 and Qd2 in all sorts of move orders, while omitting f2–f3. They called this the
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A distinction is usually drawn between the Pirc and lines where Black delays the development of his knight to f6, or omits it altogether; this is known as the
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Nf5 29.Kf2 Ne3 30.Rc1 Kf6 31.g3 Ke5 32.Kf3 g5 33.gxf4+ gxf4 34.h4 Nxd5 35.Bxd5 Kxd5 36.Kxf4 Kc4 37.Re1 Rxc3 38.Re7 Kxb4 39.Rxh7 d5 40.Ke5 c6 41.Kd4 Rc4+
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after 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 e6 6.Nf3, to the
Tarrasch Variation of the French Defence after 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 e6 6.c3 c5 7.Nd2 Nc6 8.Ndf3, or even to the
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4.Bf4. This formerly rare move has become more popular lately, in large part because the position can come about via a fashionable line of the
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The
Classical (Two Knights) System begins 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0. White contents themselves with the 'classical'
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characterised by the response of Black to 1.e4 with 1...d6 and 2...Nf6, followed by ...g6 and ...Bg7, while allowing White to establish a
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A common deviation by Black in recent practice is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5. This has been tried by many GMs over the years, including
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Now if White tries 10.Nxe6, Black has 10...Bxd4!, ignoring the threat to his queen, in view of 11.Nxd8 Bf2+ 12.Kd2 Be3+ with a draw by
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for the first time in his life, though he managed to draw the game. Black can avoid a King's Indian with 3...e5, which may lead to an
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The Austrian Attack begins 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3, and was a favourite of Fischer. It is also well respected by
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equal or unclear position, though White has scored heavily in practice. 6...Nd7 is now considered fine for Black, in view of 7.e6
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White can also essay the sharp 6.e5 against 5...c5, after which 6...Nfd7 7.exd6 0-0 is considered to offer good play for Black.
1055:). In placing pawns on d4, e4 and f4, White establishes a powerful centre, intending to push in the centre and/or attack on the
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4.Be2 may transpose into the Classical System after 4...Bg7 5.Nf3, or White may try one of two highly aggressive lines, the
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1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.0-0 Qxc5+ 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.Nd2 a5 11.Nb3 Qb6 12.a4 Nb4 13.g4
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in 1988 (8...Bxb5 is the alternative, if Black does not want the forced draw in the main line), continuing 9.Ng5 Bxb5
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fxe6 8.Qxe6 Nde5! 9.Qd5 e6 with advantage to Black. If White instead plays the better 7.Nf3, Black has multiple
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B07) sub-variants after 4.Be2 Bg7 include the Chinese Variation, 5.g4, and the Bayonet (Mariotti) Attack, 5.h4
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In the following game, Azmaiparashvili uses the Pirc to defeat reigning world chess champion Karpov.
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after 4.Ne2 cxd4 5.Nxd4, or with 3...d5. This can transpose to the Classical Variation of the
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does well with the white pieces, and Valery Beim has an impressive score on the black side.
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An unusual but quite reasonable deviation for White is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3. At the 1989
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After 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3, Black has an alternative to 3...g6 (Main line) known as the
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An unusual deviation for Black is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6, which can transpose to the
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B08) Classical (Two Knights) System (sub-variants after 4...Bg7 include 5.h3 and 5.Be2)
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Some of the systems employed by White against the Pirc Defence include the following:
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with this move. After 3...g6 4.c4, an unhappy Seirawan found himself defending the
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4.g3 and 5.Bg2, followed by Nge2, is a solid line, which was sometimes adopted by
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says it is so named because "even a 150-rated player can handle the white side."
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The Argentines feared the sally ...Ng4, though some British players (especially
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The Pirc in Black and White: Detailed Coverage Of An Enterprising Chess Opening
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Starting out: d-pawn attacks. The Colle–Zukertort, Barry and 150 Attacks
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with pawns on d4 and e4. It is named after the Slovenian grandmaster
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with pawns at e4 and d4, forgoing the committal move f2–f4 as Black
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type of position after 4.d5 or transpose to Prins Variation of the
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Classical (Two Knights) System after: 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6. 0-0
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but has to be cautious about playing too passively. According to
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after 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Be2 0-0 7.Be3 c5 8.0-0 cxd4 9.Nxd4.
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Austrian Attack after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3
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fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with
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type of position after 4.d5, with 3...c5, which may lead to a
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The Pirc Defence is usually defined by the opening sequence
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The most frequently played move after 5...0-0 is 6.Bd3 (the
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Richard Palliser gives a different reason on page 249 of
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has played the Austrian successfully with both colours.
2004:"Tournament in Wijk aan Zee (annotated by G. Kasparov)"
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possibilities) 8...fxe6, which was thought bad, until
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The Pirc Defence, named after Slovenian grandmaster
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2109:"Gyula Sax vs. Yasser Seirawan, Brussels 1988"
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1975:"Openings for Tactical Players: Pirc Defense"
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1930:List of chess openings named after people
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2087:. Gambit. pp. 453–454.
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3599:List of chess gambits
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1685:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
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2273:Alexander Chernin
2267:The Ultimate Pirc
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16:Chess opening
4030:Chess engine
4015:Chess boxing
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3745:Wrong bishop
3592:theory table
3566:Torre Attack
3549:Slav Defence
3457:Colle System
3432:Scheveningen
3391:Pirc Defence
3390:
3334:Italian Game
3329:Giuoco Piano
3274:Réti Opening
3197:Piece values
3185:Maróczy Bind
3146:the exchange
3136:Compensation
3066:Interference
3056:Double check
2830:Time control
2817:
2791:by agreement
2719:grandmasters
2663:South Africa
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2582:Score sheets
2528:Chess pieces
2435:Online chess
2381:Chess titles
2376:Chess theory
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2185:. Retrieved
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593:. Black, in
579:World War II
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452:Pirc Defence
451:
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23:Pirc Defence
3960:Chess books
3760:Tournaments
3614:Fool's mate
3379:Vienna Game
3369:Scotch Game
3202:Prophylaxis
3118:Zwischenzug
3103:Undermining
3071:Overloading
3031:Combination
2880:descriptive
2575:Chess table
2570:Chess clock
2386:Grandmaster
2281:Pirc Alert!
2263:Colin McNab
1841:Ilya Smirin
1803:Mikhail Tal
1557:Mark Hebden
1522:Efim Geller
1512:pawn centre
595:hypermodern
565:Description
542:counterplay
417:Named after
4067:joke chess
4020:Chess club
3708:opposition
3165:Middlegame
3153:Initiative
3076:Pawn storm
3041:Deflection
2912:Key square
2902:Fianchetto
2835:Fast chess
2819:En passant
2511:chessboard
2277:Lev Alburt
2199:References
2013:2014-05-31
1734:Old Indian
1693:transposes
1573:150 Attack
1065:Jan Timman
634:fianchetto
571:Vasja Pirc
501:Vasja Pirc
437:Synonym(s)
421:Vasja Pirc
4050:Stockfish
4040:Deep Blue
4035:AlphaZero
3943:paintings
3735:Tablebase
3699:Strategy
3604:Irregular
3359:Ruy Lopez
3319:Open Game
3086:Sacrifice
3046:Desperado
2949:connected
2922:Open file
2917:King walk
2875:algebraic
2806:Stalemate
2781:Checkmate
2506:Chess set
2498:Equipment
2259:John Nunn
1715:Barcelona
1676:queenside
1605:queenside
1565:Gary Lane
1119:Gyula Sax
630:transpose
575:irregular
4124:Category
4109:Category
4062:glossary
3723:Zugzwang
3703:fortress
3635:Endgames
3544:Declined
3539:Accepted
3217:Openings
3175:Hedgehog
3141:Exchange
3128:Strategy
3108:Windmill
2959:isolated
2944:backward
2766:Castling
2709:amateurs
2602:Timeline
2476:Variants
2430:Glossary
2413:software
2398:glossary
2307:(2003),
2230:(2008),
2187:July 10,
2034:(1992).
1919:See also
1783:Kasparov
1059:kingside
613:against
585:playable
4010:Arbiter
4003:Related
3860:Solving
3850:Amateur
3427:Najdorf
3009:Battery
2996:Tactics
2971:Swindle
2954:doubled
2934:Outpost
2865:Blunder
2680:Armenia
2594:History
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2408:engines
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