Why Did Mikhail Tal Consider This Game Spectacular?

February 26, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a brilliant attacking game which starts with Amsterdam variation of Sicilian Najodrf!
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Grigory Ravinsky vs Georgy Ilivitsky
Riga (1952), rd 6
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Variation (B93)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O b5 10. a3 Be7 11. Kh1 O-O
12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nh4 Bd8 14. Qe1 Nc5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Nf5 Nh5
17. Qh4 Nf4 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bf6
Bxf6 22. e5 Nxd3 23. exf6 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nh3+ 25. Kf1 Bc4+
26. Ne2
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