Mikhail Tal’s Deadly Fork!

January 24, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, January 24, 2018 4:00amURL:
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Mikhail Tal vs Bruno Parma
Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 13, Sep-23
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. b3 Rfc8 13. O-O a6 14. f4 b5 15.f5 Bd7 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. c5 Be6 18. Bf3 dxc5 19. e5 Ng4 20. Bxa8 Bxe5 21. Bd5 Nxe3 22. Bxe6 Rd8 23. Qf2 Nf5 24. Qe2 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kg7 27. Ne4 Qc7 28. Ng5 Rf8 29. Qxf5
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