Spassky – Tal Spassky Tal Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1973.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Tallinn Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Tallinn"] [Site "?"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Tal"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "76"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 {A line which Spassky favored for many years even though White has no real chance to gain an advantage against best play.} h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 b5 {Tal decides to make a fight of the game, casting aside the more prosaic 6...d6 .} 7.dxe6 fxe6 8.cxb5 d5 {The investment of a pawn has gained Black a very strong central pawn wedge.} 9.e3 {The threat was 9...d4.} O-O {The f-file now is available for attacking operations.} 10.Nf3 {10.Bd3 is considered stronger.} Qa5 11.Bxf6 Rxf6 12.Qd2 a6 {A typical idea in formations where the b-pawn has been sacrificed. Black wants to open up more lines and diagonals.} 13.bxa6 Nc6 {There is no need to capture the pawn at a6. Now that it is out of the way Black is able to bring the knight into the game.} 14.Be2 {A critical moment. White is getting ready to castle to safety.} d4 {This additional pawn sacrifice is part of a strong combination which leads to a win of material.} 15.exd4 Rxf3 {The knight defended the pawn at d4, so it is eliminated.} 16.Bxf3 cxd4 {Now the pin on the a5-d1 diagonal is exploited.} 17.O-O dxc3 18.bxc3 Bxc3 {This fork of queen and rook was foreseen by Tal many moves back.} 19.Qd6 Rxa6 {Now if the rook moves then 20...Nd4 will create tremendous problems for White.} 20.Bxc6 Bb4 {This is the finishing touch of the combination, preventing the White queen from moving to e7.} 21.Qb8 Rxc6 22.Rac1 {Black has two powerful bishops for the rook, but his position has some holes in it.} Bc5 23.Rc2 Qa4 24.Qb3 Qf4 25.Qg3 {A serious miscalculation. 25.Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 e5 27.Kh1 Bb7 28.Rb1 Rb6 29.Rxb6 Bxf3+ 30.Kg1 Bxb6 31.a4 might have been better, as suggested by Viktor Korchnoi.} Qf5 26.Rfc1 Bb7 27.Qf3 {27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.Qxb7 Bxf2+ 29.Rxf2 Rxc1+ 30.Rf1 Rxf1++} Qg5 28.Qb3 Rc7 {Black has regrouped effectively and is ready for the final assault on the White king.} 29.g3 {Now we have a combination of an x-ray and a skewer along the c-file.} Bxf2+ 30.Kxf2 {30.Rxf2 Rxc1+ 31.Rf1 Qc5+} Qf6+ 31.Ke1 Qe5+ 32.Kf1 {32.Kd1 Qd4+ 33.Ke1 Qg1+} Ba6+ 33.Kg1 Qd4+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kg1 {35.Kh3 Rxc2 36.Qxc2 Bf1+ 37.Rxf1 Qxc2} Bb7 36.h4 Qh1+ 37.Kf2 Rf7+ 38.Ke2 Qe4+ 0-1 [Event "Tallinn"] [Site "?"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Tal"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "76"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 {A line which Spassky favored for many years even though White has no real chance to gain an advantage against best play.} h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 b5 {Tal decides to make a fight of the game, casting aside the more prosaic 6...d6 .} 7.dxe6 fxe6 8.cxb5 d5 {The investment of a pawn has gained Black a very strong central pawn wedge.} 9.e3 {The threat was 9...d4.} O-O {The f-file now is available for attacking operations.} 10.Nf3 {10.Bd3 is considered stronger.} Qa5 11.Bxf6 Rxf6 12.Qd2 a6 {A typical idea in formations where the b-pawn has been sacrificed. Black wants to open up more lines and diagonals.} 13.bxa6 Nc6 {There is no need to capture the pawn at a6. Now that it is out of the way Black is able to bring the knight into the game.} 14.Be2 {A critical moment. White is getting ready to castle to safety.} d4 {This additional pawn sacrifice is part of a strong combination which leads to a win of material.} 15.exd4 Rxf3 {The knight defended the pawn at d4, so it is eliminated.} 16.Bxf3 cxd4 {Now the pin on the a5-d1 diagonal is exploited.} 17.O-O dxc3 18.bxc3 Bxc3 {This fork of queen and rook was foreseen by Tal many moves back.} 19.Qd6 Rxa6 {Now if the rook moves then 20...Nd4 will create tremendous problems for White.} 20.Bxc6 Bb4 {This is the finishing touch of the combination, preventing the White queen from moving to e7.} 21.Qb8 Rxc6 22.Rac1 {Black has two powerful bishops for the rook, but his position has some holes in it.} Bc5 23.Rc2 Qa4 24.Qb3 Qf4 25.Qg3 {A serious miscalculation. 25.Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 e5 27.Kh1 Bb7 28.Rb1 Rb6 29.Rxb6 Bxf3+ 30.Kg1 Bxb6 31.a4 might have been better, as suggested by Viktor Korchnoi.} Qf5 26.Rfc1 Bb7 27.Qf3 {27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.Qxb7 Bxf2+ 29.Rxf2 Rxc1+ 30.Rf1 Rxf1++} Qg5 28.Qb3 Rc7 {Black has regrouped effectively and is ready for the final assault on the White king.} 29.g3 {Now we have a combination of an x-ray and a skewer along the c-file.} Bxf2+ 30.Kxf2 {30.Rxf2 Rxc1+ 31.Rf1 Qc5+} Qf6+ 31.Ke1 Qe5+ 32.Kf1 {32.Kd1 Qd4+ 33.Ke1 Qg1+} Ba6+ 33.Kg1 Qd4+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kg1 {35.Kh3 Rxc2 36.Qxc2 Bf1+ 37.Rxf1 Qxc2} Bb7 36.h4 Qh1+ 37.Kf2 Rf7+ 38.Ke2 Qe4+ 0-1 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.
