Oh, No! Mikhail Tal Was Denied The Opportunity To Sacrifice His Queen

May 12, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Chess grandmaster Mikhail Tal manages to launch a quick attack in English opening and soon starts a cascade of sacrifices! Unfortunately his opponent Dutch GM John van der Wiel resigns too early thus taking the fun out of Mikhail Tal to sacrifice his queen! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Mikhail Tal vs John van der Wiel
Hoogovens (1982), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 10, Jan-27
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13)
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.e4 c5 4.Nb5 Nc6 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxb4 7.Bb2
Kf8 8.e5 Nge7 9.Nf3 a6 10.Nd6 Nf5 11.Be2 Nxd6 12.exd6 bxa3
13.Rxa3 Bb4 14.Rd3 Bc5 15.O-O a5 16.Qa1 f6 17.Ng5 e5 18.Kh1
Bd4 19.f4 Qb6 20.Bc3 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Kg8 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Ne4 h5
24.Nxf6+
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