Tal – Smyslov Tal Smyslov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1959.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bled Candidates Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bled Candidates"] [Site "?"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Nd7 {Black hopes to consolidate his pawn center, but White decides to open the game instead of allowing this.} 5.d4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Ngf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.O-O-O O-O {With the center open and kings on opposite sides the stage is set for a dogfight.} 10.Nd6 Qa5 11.Bc4 b5 12.Bd2 {White frees g5 for his knight and drives Black's queen to a weaker square.} Qa6 13.Nf5 Bd8 14.Qh4 {White gives up his bishop to gain time to get the rest of his pieces into the attack.} bxc4 15.Qg5 Nh5 16.Nh6+ Kh8 17.Qxh5 Qxa2 18.Bc3 Nf6 {So far Black has defended well and he could hold by 18...Bf6. The text loses because the weakness of Black's back rank.} 19.Qxf7 {Now all of the squares around Black's king are under attack.} Qa1+ 20.Kd2 Rxf7 21.Nxf7+ Kg8 22.Rxa1 Kxf7 23.Ne5+ Ke6 24.Nxc6 Ne4+ 25.Ke3 Bb6+ 26.Bd4 1-0 [Event "Bled Candidates"] [Site "?"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Nd7 {Black hopes to consolidate his pawn center, but White decides to open the game instead of allowing this.} 5.d4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Ngf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.O-O-O O-O {With the center open and kings on opposite sides the stage is set for a dogfight.} 10.Nd6 Qa5 11.Bc4 b5 12.Bd2 {White frees g5 for his knight and drives Black's queen to a weaker square.} Qa6 13.Nf5 Bd8 14.Qh4 {White gives up his bishop to gain time to get the rest of his pieces into the attack.} bxc4 15.Qg5 Nh5 16.Nh6+ Kh8 17.Qxh5 Qxa2 18.Bc3 Nf6 {So far Black has defended well and he could hold by 18...Bf6. The text loses because the weakness of Black's back rank.} 19.Qxf7 {Now all of the squares around Black's king are under attack.} Qa1+ 20.Kd2 Rxf7 21.Nxf7+ Kg8 22.Rxa1 Kxf7 23.Ne5+ Ke6 24.Nxc6 Ne4+ 25.Ke3 Bb6+ 26.Bd4 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.
