Mikhail Tal’s Richter-Rauzer WRECKS Radulov

Featured is a sharp chess game between Mikhail Tal and Ivan Radulov from the 1980 Olympiad. Tal opts for the Richter-Rauzer variation of the Sicilian Defense, trading his dark-squared bishop for a knight by move 12, aiming for swift pawn advances with his e4/f4 duo. After Tal’s flashy 18th move, Radulov finds himself in an only move situation which he fails to find. The final position is aesthetically pleasing with all of Tal’s pieces fully activated while Radulov’s are basically setting up for a new game of Fischer Random.
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f4 b4 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Ne2 Rb8 14. Nd4 Rb6 15. Bc4 g6 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. Nf3 a5 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Ng4 Qg7 20. e5 Be7 21. Qd4 Bd8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Bc4 Be8 24. g4 g5 25. Nh5 Qg8 26. exd6 Rb7 27. f5 exf5 28. Rhe1

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