Great attacking game. Tal was a great attacking player.
Tal vs Taimanov, 1962  (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
a positional knight sacrafice
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Notice the simple, positional moves by Capa & how they win!
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Good maneuvering & positional play lead to good tactics!
Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0
Morphy is one of the all time greats.
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
17. Nf3+!! is a clearance sacrifice leading to mate!
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Weak squares should be exploited!
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  (A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Fischer, 1970  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Fischer offers some good advice!
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Capablanca keeps things simple & goes into a winning end game.
Capablanca vs Rubinstein, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Using the bishop pair to promote passed pawns!
Karjakin vs Ponomariov, 2006  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 56 moves, 0-1
E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0
Bacrot vs N Djukic, 2008  (E97) King's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs C Kalme, 1958  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 57 moves, 1-0
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