Happy New Year! A Nice Gift (Sacrifice) From Mikhail Tal

January 1, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, January 1, 2019 1:58pmURL:
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Mikhail Tal vs Visvaldis M Veders
Riga (1951)
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Variation (C13)
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 a6 7.Bxe7
Qxe7 8.f4 c5 9.Nge2 Nc6 10.Qd2 b5 11.Nd1 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
13.Qxd4 Bb7 14.Ne3 Qc5 15.c3 Rc8 16.Be2 O-O 17.O-O Rfe8 18.h5
Qe7 19.Rf3 Nb8 20.Rg3 Nc6 21.Qd2 f5 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Ng4 Qe7
24.Bd3 Rf8 25.Bc2 Qc5+ 26.Kh2 Qc4 27.f5 exf5 28.Bxf5 Rce8
29.Qg5 Re7 30.h6 Rff7 31.Re1 Qc5 32.Be6 Rxe6 33.Rxe6 Qf8
34.Re8
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