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Mikhail Tal vs Arvid Vilup
Latvian Championship (1958), Riga URS
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bishop Attack (E47)  ·  1/2-1/2

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1/2-1/2

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Oct-17-23  Straclonoor:


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<24....Be4?> 24....Qxf4 with mating threat goes to win in case of 25.g5 Qf3!! Arvid Ludvigovich Vilup had unique chnce to beat Tal not once in blitzgames.

Analysis by Stockfish dev-20230922-154b8d3e:

-+ (-5.60): 24...Qxf4 25.g3 Qf3 26.Qxc6 Qxc6 27.Bxd4 Bb6 28.Rac1 Qb7 29.Ba2 Bxd4 30.Rxd4 Rf8 31.Rb1 Qf3 32.Rf1 Qxa3 33.Be6 g6 34.Re1 Qc3 35.Rdd1 Qb2 36.Rb1 Qd4 37.Rbd1 Qb6 38.Rb1 Qa7 39.Kg2 a4 40.Re3 h5 41.Rbe1 Qc5 42.h4 Ng4 43.Bxg4 hxg4 44.h5 gxh5 45.R1e2 Rf5 46.Rd3 a3 47.Ra2 Rf3 48.Rd7 Qc6

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