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Tal´s best attacks with sacrifices
Compiled by Lyink
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Blacks kingside empty except for the whites queen & rook
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

A knight on f6 that....was white
Tal vs T Zeids, 1952 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

White queen takes the kings place in the castle
Tal vs Lozov, 1952 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Tal pushes the black King e8-c8-h5-e5 for a swift ending
Tal vs K Klasup, 1952 
(A80) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0

Thanks for placing your king on f2...
Klevetzki vs Tal, 1952 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

A dangerous knight in...h8!
Tal vs P Kampenuss, 1953 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0

First queen sacrifice
Udris vs Tal, 1953 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

Piece sacrifice in move 10 for an 2K 1P winning endgame
Tal vs Straume, 1953 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0

Those pawns in the blacks castle are.....white!
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

Dont go eating rooks on h1 with blacks guardian knight
Tal vs N Valiev, 1953 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Second queen sacrifice
I Birbrager vs Tal, 1953 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Patiently strangling
Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0

Rook and the queen on the h file
A Bannik vs Tal, 1955 
(E65) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O, 31 moves, 0-1

Nxf3!
D Rovner vs Tal, 1955 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Opening the center
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1

When the king is out
Tal vs Simagin, 1956 
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0

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