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Tal vs Bronstein! Whose King Will Survive? – ChessTerra.com

Tal vs Bronstein! Whose King Will Survive?

September 18, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSat, September 18, 2021 2:00pmURL:
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This is a sharp game played between Mikhail Tal and David Bronstein where both players hunt each other’s King!! In this game the luck is on Bronstein’s side and it’s his King that survives!!
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Mikhail Tal vs David Bronstein
Moscow (1966)
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (B10)
1.e4 c6 2.d3 e5 3.f4 d5 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.Nxe5 Qh4+ 6.g3 Qe7 7.d4
Nh6 8.Bc4 Be6 9.d5 cxd5 10.Bxd5 f6 11.Nc4 Nc6 12.Ne3 Rd8 13.c4
Qf7 14.Nc3 Bc5 15.Nxe4 Bd4 16.f5 Bxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxf5 18.Qg4 Nd6
19.Nxd6+ Rxd6 20.Qc8+ Rd8 21.Nc7+ Ke7 22.Qxb7 Qxc4 23.Bf4 Ne5
24.Rc1 Nd3+ 25.Kd2 Nxc1 26.Nd5+ Ke6 27.Qe7+ Kxd5 28.Rxc1 Be3+
29.Bxe3 Kc6 30.Ke1 Qxc1+
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hoogovenschaaktoernooi,_de_Rus_M._Tal,_Bestanddeelnr_920-9788.jpg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:David_Bronstein_1968b.jpg
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