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Don’t Accept Sacrifices From Tal Even If It’s A “Simple Pawn” – ChessTerra.com

Don’t Accept Sacrifices From Tal Even If It’s A “Simple Pawn”

June 4, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenMon, June 4, 2018 5:30amURL:
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Mikhail Tal vs Artur Darznieks
LAT-ch (1952), Latvia
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation (C47)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. Bb5 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Qf3 Bg4 9. Qg3 c5 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5 Qd7 12. Bg5 Be7 13. O-O Qxf5 14. Rfe1
Kf8 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd5 Qd4 18. Qf3 c6 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. Ne6+
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