Like A Boss! Mikhail Tal Goes For King’s Gambit

June 19, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, June 19, 2018 3:45pmURL:
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Mikhail Tal vs Stanislav Winter
Prague radio sim 1960
King’s Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Nd5 8.
O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. d4 N7f6 13. Neg5 Bg4 14. Qd3 Nd7
15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bxf4 h6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Ne5+ Nxe5 19. Bxe5+ Bf6 20. Rf4 h5
21. h3 Be6 22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh4 24. Raf1 Rxg4+ 25. Rxg4 Bxg4 26. Qh7 Ke6
27. Qg6 Bh3 28. Rf3 Qe7 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6+ gxf6 31. Qg7 Bf5 32. Qb7
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