Mikhail Tal vs Borislav Ivkov (1956)

Mikhail Tal vs Borislav Ivkov
Uppsala 1956 · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Chigorin Defense (C97) · 1-0

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Dec-02-03		Kenkaku: 33...Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Re8 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. e6 Rxe6 37. fxe6 fxe6 38. Qg7+ Ke8 39. Qe7#

May-07-04		Stavrogin: Chess history written in my hometown!

Dec-06-04		chess man: I NOTICE NOBODY HAS BEEN ON THIS WEB PAGE RECENTLY. As to the game Tal had his oppenent on the defensive the whole game! ATTACK,ATTACK, and ATTACK!

Dec-07-04		CHEG: <Kenkaku:> <33...Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Re8 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. e6 Rxe6 37. fxe6 fxe6 38. Qg7+ Ke8 39. Qe7# > What if? 37...Qxe6 38 Qg7+ Ke8 39 Rb7 (covering the flight square) Qe1+ 40 Kh2 Qxf2+ 41 Qg2 Qxg2 42 Kxg2 f6 43 Rxd6 Rook and four pawns(one passed) versus Rook, Bishop, and two pawns. Draw? Different variation? 33...Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Re8 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. f6 Rxe5 37 Qg7+ Ke8 38 d7+ Q or Rxd7 39 Qg8++ or 38... Kxd7 Qxe7+ 39 Rd7 Qxd7++

Jun-08-09		totololo: Take a look at the next game to learn how not to play this variation!Szabo vs Geller, 1957

Oct-19-09		WhiteRook48: no sacrifices this time?

Nov-16-09		spotkicker: 18...Bf8 is not a good move. 18...Rfc8 would be better. (Directly 18...c3 across with 19.Qd3.) 18...Rfc8 19.Qe1 Rab8 20.a3 c3! Isn't it better for black? Like that: 18.Rb1 (instead of 18.Re3) 18...Rab8 19.Bd2 c3! 20.Bh6 a5! had been played in a Keres-Matanovic game and black had no problem.

Oct-29-10		okba12: the crazy thing in this game is the attacking rooks (ra3!??)-anti logical ,but in the hands of a Tal it works !

Feb-10-13		kasparvez: It was after this game Ivkov published an article with the prophetic title: "Tal: Remember this name"!

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