Tal vs Bronstein! Tal Gives No Time To Castle

June 29, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Mikhail Tal vs David Bronstein
USSR Championship (1971), Leningrad URS, rd 4, Sep-19
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack. Modern Defense (B13) 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. Be2 Bxe2 8. Ngxe2 dxc4 9. d5 Ne5 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxc4 Rc8 14. Qb3 e5 15. dxe6 Qxe6 16. Qxb7 Bc5 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Bd6 Rfd8 21. Bc7 Rf8 22. Nb5 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxa7 Nd5 25. Qd4 Ng6 26. h4 Ngf4 27. Qe4
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