Never Allow Tal’s Pawn To Go This Far

July 24, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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By using the power of his isolated passed pawn Mikhail Tal hinders the freedom of movement of the White pieces and soon by pulling out several tactical shots achieves a victory! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Vladimir Sergeevich Saigin vs Mikhail Tal
Match for USSR Master title (1954), Riga, rd 8
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nf3
d4 8.O-O Nc6 9.e3 Be7 10.exd4 exd4 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.Re1 O-O
13.b3 Qd7 14.Bb2 Rad8 15.a3 a5 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 b6 18.Nf3
Bc5 19.Qd2 Ng4 20.Ree1 d3 21.Rf1 Qd6 22.Qc3 f6 23.Rad1 Rfe8
24.Rd2 Bf5 25.Ng5 Ne3 26.fxe3 Bxe3+ 27.Kh1 Bxd2 28.Qxd2 Re2
29.Qc3 Rxg2
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Introduction: 0:00
Critical Position: 4:58
The Last Blow: 5:51
Daily Puzzle: 6:37
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