Tal – Zilberstein This move is the reason that Black rarely adopts this particular move order. Tal Zilberstein Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1972.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Zilberstein"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "53"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 c6 3.c4 {This move is the reason that Black rarely adopts this particular move order.} d5 {3...Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 would allow Black to later transpose into the King's Indian Defense, but the pawn does not belong at c6.} 4.e5 {This blunts the effect of a Black bishop at g7.} Bg7 5.Nc3 Nh6 {There is no other good square for the knight, since 5...e6 would build a barricade across which the bishop at c8 could not pass.} 6.h4 {A rather rash attacking move so early in the game.} Be6 {This move is anti-positional in that the e6 square is an unnatural post for the bishop in this variation. 6...f6, chipping at the center, would have been more to the point.} 7.Nh3 dxc4 {Such pawns are rarely worth the trouble.} 8.Nf4 Bd5 {8...Qd7 would have been much more sensible.} 9.b3 cxb3 10.axb3 e6 11.Bd3 {Black was already in some difficulty. He could not just castle, so he probably should have sacrificed the bishop for the pawn at g2, when the weaknesses in White's position might be exploited.} Nf5 {A big mistake, which leads to horrible structural weaknesses.} 12.Bxf5 exf5 13.Ba3 {This diagonal will kill Black if it is not contested.} Bf8 14.Bxf8 Kxf8 15.Qd2 {Now there are important holes on the kingside, and the White queen moves into diagonal mode.} Be6 16.Rd1 {As usual, a winning move is preceded by simple development. The pawn at d4 does require support.} Qe7 17.Rh3 {The rook will move to e3, and the center will start to roll.} Na6 18.d5 {The decisive breakthrough, made possible by the wise move of the rook to d1.} cxd5 19.Nfxd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxe5+ {This just hastens the end but Black was in bad shape anyway.} 21.Re3 Qd6 {21...Qg7 22.Nc7!} 22.Qc3 f6 {22...Rg8 23.Nf6 Qb4 24.Nxh7++} 23.Nc7 {Black resigned. The game might have ended in the following way:} Qxc7 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 {24...Qf7 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Qxh8+ Qg8 27.Qf6+ Qf7 28.Qxd8+} 25.Re7 Qa5+ 26.Kf1 Qb5+ 27.Kg1 {Both kings wind up on the castling square, but Black's gets mated there!} 1-0 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Zilberstein"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "53"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 c6 3.c4 {This move is the reason that Black rarely adopts this particular move order.} d5 {3...Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 would allow Black to later transpose into the King's Indian Defense, but the pawn does not belong at c6.} 4.e5 {This blunts the effect of a Black bishop at g7.} Bg7 5.Nc3 Nh6 {There is no other good square for the knight, since 5...e6 would build a barricade across which the bishop at c8 could not pass.} 6.h4 {A rather rash attacking move so early in the game.} Be6 {This move is anti-positional in that the e6 square is an unnatural post for the bishop in this variation. 6...f6, chipping at the center, would have been more to the point.} 7.Nh3 dxc4 {Such pawns are rarely worth the trouble.} 8.Nf4 Bd5 {8...Qd7 would have been much more sensible.} 9.b3 cxb3 10.axb3 e6 11.Bd3 {Black was already in some difficulty. He could not just castle, so he probably should have sacrificed the bishop for the pawn at g2, when the weaknesses in White's position might be exploited.} Nf5 {A big mistake, which leads to horrible structural weaknesses.} 12.Bxf5 exf5 13.Ba3 {This diagonal will kill Black if it is not contested.} Bf8 14.Bxf8 Kxf8 15.Qd2 {Now there are important holes on the kingside, and the White queen moves into diagonal mode.} Be6 16.Rd1 {As usual, a winning move is preceded by simple development. The pawn at d4 does require support.} Qe7 17.Rh3 {The rook will move to e3, and the center will start to roll.} Na6 18.d5 {The decisive breakthrough, made possible by the wise move of the rook to d1.} cxd5 19.Nfxd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxe5+ {This just hastens the end but Black was in bad shape anyway.} 21.Re3 Qd6 {21...Qg7 22.Nc7!} 22.Qc3 f6 {22...Rg8 23.Nf6 Qb4 24.Nxh7++} 23.Nc7 {Black resigned. The game might have ended in the following way:} Qxc7 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 {24...Qf7 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Qxh8+ Qg8 27.Qf6+ Qf7 28.Qxd8+} 25.Re7 Qa5+ 26.Kf1 Qb5+ 27.Kg1 {Both kings wind up on the castling square, but Black's gets mated there!} 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.
