Mikhail Tal tries to Save a Drowning Hyppo for 40 minutes

July 21, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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#agadmator Mikhail Tal vs Evgeni Vasiukov
“A Hippo in the Marsh”
USSR Championship (1964/65), Kiev URS
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Variation Kasparov Attack

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 de4 4. Ne4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cd4 9. Nd4 Bc5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe2 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nh5 Kh8 16. Be4 f6 17. Bh4 Bd6 18. c4 Ba6 19. Ng7 Kg7 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Ne6 Ne6 23. Qe6 Rae8 24. Qd5 Bh2 25. Kh1 Qf4 26. Qh5 Qe4 27. Rfe1 Qg6 28. Qg6 hg6 29. Bf6 Kg8 30. Re8 Re8 31. Kh2 Bc4 32. Rd7 Re6 33. Bc3 Ba2 34. Ra7 Bc4 35. Kg3 Bd5 36. f3 Kf8 37. Bd4 b5 38. Kf4 Bc4 39. Kg5 Ke8 40. Ra8 Kf7 41. Ra7 Ke8 42. b4 Bd5 43. Ra3 Kf7 44. g4 Re2 45. Bc5 Re5 46. Kh6 Re6 47. Rd3 Bc6 48. Rd8 Re8 49. Rd4 Re6 50. f4 Ke8 51. Kg7 Be4 52. Bb6 Bf3 53. Rd8 Ke7 54. Rd3 Be2 55. Bd8 Ke8 56. Rd2 Re3 57. Bg5 Bd3 58. f5

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