With Double Rook Sacrifice Mikhail Tal Earns The Right To Deliver Checkmate

January 25, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Mikhail Tal vs Yrjo A Rantanen
Keres Memorial (1979), Tallinn URS, rd 16, Mar-14
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6
7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6 9.Re1 Bd7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qg4 e5 12.Qg3 f6
13.Be3 Kf7 14.Rad1 Be7 15.Na4 Rb8 16.b3 Re8 17.c4 c5 18.Nc3
Bf8 19.f4 Kg8 20.Rf1 Qc8 21.fxe5 fxe5 22.Nd5 Kh8 23.Rf7 Bg4
24.Nf6 gxf6 25.Qh4 Bg7 26.Bh6 Bxd1 27.Bxg7+ Kg8 28.Bh8 Kxf7
29.Qxf6+ Kg8 30.Qg7#
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