Is This Mikhail Tal’s Worst Game

May 6, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is an analysis of Nunn vs Tal chess game!
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John Nunn vs Mikhail Tal
Brussels World Cup (1988), Brussels BEL, rd 11, Apr-14
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Variation Ivanchuk Defense (B17)
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ndf6 6.N1f3 e6
7.Ne5 Nh6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.c3 Qc7 10.Qe2 c5 11.Bb5+ Ke7 12.O-O cxd4
13.cxd4 Nf5 14.Be3 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5 17.Qd3 Qxg5
18.Qa3+ Kd8 19.Rad1+ Bd7 20.Bxd7
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