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Igor Blek vs Mikhail Tal
Latvian Championship (1952), Riga URS
Pirc Defense: General (B07)  ·  0-1

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Feb-12-06  TheKid: Nice exchange sac and then he exchanges Queens at the end to go into a successful king hunt.
May-03-06  Milo: It's not an exchange sac, as he gets two minors for the rook. The king hunt at the end is rather amazing.
Jul-01-07  PAWNTOEFOUR: impressive play by Tal...i knew white was lost,so i wanted to see how this would have concluded...and i did!!.....if this was a puzzle i wouldn't have gotten it either
Jul-24-14  sfm: When you play a move like 14.-,Rf8 you are either a genius or a beginner.
May-28-19  fkohn: It's a shame Tal missed 46 ... ♗d4 which mates a couple of moves faster.
May-29-19  Muttley101: <fkohn: It's a shame Tal missed 46 ... ♗d4 which mates a couple of moves faster.>

Doubtless I'm missing something, but where is the mate after 47. R:d4?

Jul-08-19  fkohn: <Doubtless I'm missing something, but where is the mate after 47. R:d4?>

That's a damn good question. Maybe I was thinking of a different game?

Jul-09-19  Gregor Samsa Mendel: The ..Bd4 idea is valid, but is needs to be preceded by 46..Nh3+.
Jan-12-24
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  plang: 8 f4 had been played in Opocensky-Bogoljubov Bad Sliac 1932 where Black went on to win; 8 dxe was new but is relatively harmless. 14..Rf8 avoiding the exchange clumsy; Tal would not have played it as an adult. 17..a5?! and 18..b5 led to complications that should favor White with best play. 24 Kxg2 led to dynamic equality; 24 fxe would have even further complicated the game in White's favor though giving Black some active counterplay. Perhaps White should have considered 26 Rxe5 giving back some material with approximate equality. White would still have had equal chances with 29 Red1. With 39 Kg3? White underestimated Black's clever mating attack which is quite pretty..

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