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B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation

Hello, on lichess and also on other sites there is a
B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation.
Does anyone know who Nyezhmetdinov was? My research did not reveal anything except other names for the B31 with Nyezhmetdinov and Nimzovich instead of Nyezhmetdinov. If anyone knows, I would be happy to hear from you. Greetings Helmut
Example: lichess.org/lms4vJy9/black#10
@HIHe Rashid Nezhemetdinov, also known as Nyezhmetdinov, had many different spellings, just like Nimzovich).

He was an IM, born in 1912, and he died in 1974. He was a brilliant attacker and would sacrifice pawns and pieces for the initiative. He played aggressive games with his forward-moving playstyle, which beat many great players. He won the Russian Chess Championship 5 times, which is a record.

He had a lifetime plus against Tal, Spassky, but he had terrible scores against defenders like Petrosian (+0-3=2) and Korchnoi (=0-3=3)

Hopefully, that answers your question.
Thank you very much, yes that helps me. Very nice, have a nice evening.
agadmator has a couple of nice videos of Nezmehdinov games. Plus there is a 3-part video biography which is fascinating.
The biography, on youtube by Jessica Fischer, is well worth watching.
So it's just a different way of spelling Rashid Nezhmetdinov. That clears everything up. So I'll take a closer look at Nezhmetdinov, thank you.

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