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Mikhail Tal vs Ennio Contedini
Leipzig Olympiad qual-2 (1960), Leipzig GDR, rd 6, Oct-22
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation (A67)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Bf2 Nb4 15.Bb1 Nc4 16.Qc1 f5 ⩲ +0.51 (21 ply)better is 12...Nf6 13.h3 Nh5 14.Nf3 Nb4 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 = 0.00 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.56 (19 ply) after 13.Kh1 Nf6 14.Qf3 b5 15.Nxb5 Nxb5 16.Bxb5 Bd7 17.Bd3 Qe7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.f5 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 b5 17.Qf3 Bd7 18.a3 b4 = +0.21 (21 ply) 14...f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Nxb7 Qd7 17.Bxf5 gxf5 18.Na5 ⩱ -0.92 (21 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply)better is 15...f5 16.Qf3 Qe7 17.Re1 fxe4 18.Rxe4 Qf7 19.Bd2 Bf5 ⩱ -0.53 (20 ply)= +0.17 (20 ply)better is 16...f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Rf3 Qe7 20.Rh3 Qd7 = -0.05 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (22 ply) after 17.Qe1 Qxe1 18.Raxe1 Bc8 19.h3 Rb8 20.g4 h5 21.f5 hxg4 better is 18...Qh5 19.Nb5 Nxb5 20.Bxb5 Rf8 21.Bc3 Bxc3 22.Qxc3 Be2 = 0.00 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply) after 19.Bg3 f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 gxf5 22.Qxf5 Bxc3 23.bxc3 19...Qf8 20.h3 Qh6 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Nb5 Nxb5 23.Bxb5 Bd7 = +0.21 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (19 ply) 21.f5 Be5 22.Qd2 f6 23.h3 g5 24.Bg1 Bh5 25.Rb1 Qe7 26.b4 ⩲ +1.02 (21 ply)= +0.15 (23 ply) after 21...f5 22.e5 dxe5 23.Nb5 e4 24.Nxc7 exd3 25.Qxd3 Rxe1 22.f5 gxf5 23.Bg3 Be5 24.Qf2 Bxg3 25.Qxg3+ Kh8 26.exf5 ⩲ +0.63 (24 ply)= -0.19 (22 ply) 25...Bf5 26.h3 Ncxd5 27.g4 Bxe4+ 28.Bxe4 Nc3 29.Bxb7 d5 = +0.15 (23 ply) 26.Nc4 Bf5 27.Bxb6 Nxb6 28.Ncxd6 Re7 29.Nxf5 gxf5 30.Ng5 ± +1.75 (24 ply)= +0.41 (25 ply) after 26...Be6 27.Ba2 Kh8 28.Bxb6 axb6 29.Bxd5 Bxd5 30.Qxd5 29...Bc6 30.Bxa7 Ra8 31.Bc5 Nd5 32.b5 Bc3 33.Qd1 Bxe1 ⩲ +0.62 (24 ply)+- +3.33 (25 ply) 30...Be6 31.Nxg6 hxg6 32.Rxe6 Rd8 33.f5 gxf5 34.Bh4 Rd7 ± +1.84 (25 ply)+- +6.82 (24 ply) after 31.Qa2+ Kh8 32.Nxe8 Rxe8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Nd6+ Kh8 35.Nxe8 ; 31...Qxe8 32.Qa2+ Kf8 33.Qxa7 Rd8 34.Nxg6+ hxg6 35.Rxe8+ +- +6.31 (24 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-03-06  Gowe: Qa2+ looks like a spicy move.
Sep-24-10  Autoreparaturwerkbau: Indeed, and after the exchange of rooks, knight throws out the black queen too.
Jul-06-11
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  perfidious: An amusing example of Tal facing one of his early specialities, though Black's play was weak.
Oct-01-11  pom nasayao: The end might have been 31. . Rxe8 32. Qa2+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nxe8 and W has won the exchange.

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