Mikhail Tal vs Nino Kirov
3rd Liberation Tournament (1974), Novi Sad YUG
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 Be7 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Nxc8 Qxc8 14. e5
Nd5 15. Bc1 f6 16. c4 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Ne7 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bd3 Qc7 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7
21. Qh5+ Rh6 22. Qxc5 Nf5 23. Rf3 Rh8 24. Bd2 g5 25. g4 Kg8 26. gxf5 Rxh2+ 27.
Kg1 d6 28. Qd4 e5 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Qg4 Rh1+ 31. Kf2 R8h2+ 32. Kg3 e4+ 33. Rf4
Rh3+ 34. Kg2 R3h2+ 35. Kg3 Rh3+ 36. Kg2 R1h2+ 37. Kf1 Qd8
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