Tal – Gonzales Tal Gonzales Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1972.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Skopje Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Skopje Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Gonzales"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "35"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 Nf6 {Black seeks to meet White's planned 5.d4 by 5...cxd4 6.cxd4 d5.} 5.Qe2 Qc7 6.O-O a6 7.Ba4 {White preserves his bishop and tempts Black to advance his queenside pawns, so they will become targets.} b5 8.Bc2 c4 {Now Black can meet 9.d4 by 9...cxd3, but his queenside is very exposed.} 9.a4 {White attacks on the queenside before Black has the chance to cover his weaknesses.} Rb8 10.axb5 axb5 11.d3 {White is willing to allow 11... cxd3 now that he has the a-file and the b5 pawn as a target.} d5 {A decisive blunder. Black hopes to get some piece play but simply loses a pawn and lets White's pieces flood into his queenside.} 12.exd5 Nxd5 {12...cxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Bb3} 13.dxc4 bxc4 14.Qxc4 Nb6 {He has to break the pin on the c6 knight before White plays Be4 and Nd4.} 15.Qf4 {Black resigned here. This may seem a little premature, but after...} Qxf4 {15...e5 16.Qf6 Rg8 17.Re1 Bd6 18.Bf4} 16.Bxf4 Rb7 17.Be4 Bd7 18.b4 {It's hopeless.} 1-0 [Event "Skopje Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Gonzales"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "35"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 Nf6 {Black seeks to meet White's planned 5.d4 by 5...cxd4 6.cxd4 d5.} 5.Qe2 Qc7 6.O-O a6 7.Ba4 {White preserves his bishop and tempts Black to advance his queenside pawns, so they will become targets.} b5 8.Bc2 c4 {Now Black can meet 9.d4 by 9...cxd3, but his queenside is very exposed.} 9.a4 {White attacks on the queenside before Black has the chance to cover his weaknesses.} Rb8 10.axb5 axb5 11.d3 {White is willing to allow 11... cxd3 now that he has the a-file and the b5 pawn as a target.} d5 {A decisive blunder. Black hopes to get some piece play but simply loses a pawn and lets White's pieces flood into his queenside.} 12.exd5 Nxd5 {12...cxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Bb3} 13.dxc4 bxc4 14.Qxc4 Nb6 {He has to break the pin on the c6 knight before White plays Be4 and Nd4.} 15.Qf4 {Black resigned here. This may seem a little premature, but after...} Qxf4 {15...e5 16.Qf6 Rg8 17.Re1 Bd6 18.Bf4} 16.Bxf4 Rb7 17.Be4 Bd7 18.b4 {It's hopeless.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
