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Euwe vs Tal! Both World Champions Are Making A Queen Sacrifice

April 19, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a game analysis of Euwe vs Tal exhibition game where first in a well known position of Sicilian Najdorf it’s Euwe who is making a Queen sacrifice, and then in order to save the position it’s Tal who makes a Queen sacrifice!
Draw with the help of a perpetual check!
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Max Euwe vs Mikhail Tal
Radio Game (1960) (exhibition), NED
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.Be2 h6 11.Bh4 b5 12.e5 Bb7
13.exf6 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Bxf6 15.Bxf6 Rc8 16.Bxg7 Rh7 17.Bh5 Qc5
18.f5 Rxg7 19.Nxe6 Qe3+ 20.Kb1 Ne5 21.Nxg7+ Kf8 22.f6 b4
23.Na4 Nc4 24.Nf5 Qe5 25.Bg4 Qxb2+ 26.Nxb2 Na3+ 27.Ka1 Nxc2+
28.Kb1 Na3+
1/2-1/2
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikhail_Tal_1962.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Euwe_1963.jpg
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