Mikhail Tal vs Vlastimil Jansa (1966)

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Mikhail Tal vs Vlastimil Jansa
Sarajevo (1966), Sarajevo YUG, rd 6, Mar-26
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) · 0-1

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May-24-04		Gypsy: A fine win of (then IM) Jansa over Tal. Black's K-side plan worked out better than White Q-side play. The end was obviously played in a time-pressure and Tal was trying to muddy the waters. Nonetheless, when a referee alegedly tried to interfere with Jansa for record-keeping, it was Tal who chased the guy away!

Dec-13-04		chess man: I hate to see Tal lose,but right you are <Gypsy> black's kingside attack was stronger than white's queenside attack. (A rare game on Tal's part;he almost always has an attack going against the king!)

Dec-13-04		Avion: 66 wasn't the "deathly" year of Tal? I mean, was he super sick that year? Cuz we all know that he loved his kidney! /Sarcasm Yeah, I think he was ill and that his play was poor because of it. And everyone always want to discourage him to not play. And he always do the opposite! Way to go Tal!

Mar-31-11		perfidious: <Avion><66 wasn't the "deathly" year of Tal? I mean, was he super sick that year?> Not really, for him-1969 was a bad year, though. Here are some nice efforts by the Wizard of Riga from that year: Tal vs Pachman, 1966, Tal vs Ong Jok Hva, 1966, and Tal vs Wade, 1966

Jun-24-14		WCC Editing Project: <Avion, perfidious> Here are <Tal's> results from 1966, which are far from poor. His performance in the last two events of this year must be considered stellar by any estimation: <Sarajevo 1966> (20 March - 7 April) Shared 1st with Ciric, over Ivkov, Pachman, Matulovic, Pietzsch, Janosevic, Minev, Jansa and Kotov, with +9 -2 =4. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," p.303; Winter, p.154 ] <Kislovodsk International 1966> (22 July - 8 Aug) 6th, behind Geller, Stein, Kholmov, Lutikov and Fuchs, with +4 -4 =3. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," p.262; http://al20102007.narod.ru/it/1966/...; Winter, p.154 ] <Tal-Bronstein Training Match 1966> In Moscow (19-20 Sept) 1st, with +1 -0 =3. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," p.322 ] <USSR Clubs Team Championship 1966> Game Collection: Tal at the USSR Clubs Team Championship 1966 In Moscow (24 Sept - 5 Oct) Shared bronze medal with Petrosian (Spartak) on 3d board for Daugava, with +2 -0 =8. Daugava finished 6th in the final, behind Soviet Army, Trud, Spartak, Burevestnik and Avangard. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," p.333; http://al20102007.narod.ru/team_ch/...; Olimpbase http://www.olimpbase.org/1966sc/196...; http://www.olimpbase.org/1966sc/196...; http://www.olimpbase.org/1966sc/196...; "Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1960-1966," pp.142-144 ] <Havana Olympiad 1966> Game Collection: Tal at the Havana Olympiad 1966 (25 Oct - 20 Nov) Gold medal on 3d board, with +11 -0 =2. The USSR 1st over USA, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, East Germany and Denmark. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," pp.324-332; Földeák, pp.358-372; Olimpbase http://www.olimpbase.org/1966/1966i...; http://www.olimpbase.org/1966/1966f...; http://www.olimpbase.org/1966/1966u... ] Palma de Mallorca (1966) (27 Nov - 18 Dec) 1st over Pomar, Portisch, Ivkov, Matanovic, Pfleger, Shamkovich and O'Kelly de Galway, with +9 -0 =6. [Di Felice, "Chess Results 1964-1967," pp.289-290; Winter, p.154 ] Game Collection: Tal's Tournament and Matches 1948-1979

Jun-24-14		WCC Editing Project: Not to mention he shared 1st in the tournament this game is from: <Sarajevo 1966>

Jun-14-20		Zugzwangovich: I find many moves in this game quite baffling. For example, what's wrong with 27 Qxa6, establishing a protected passed pawn on the 6th rank? And what's the problem with 35...Rxe8?

Sep-14-24		Honza Cervenka: <Zugzwangovich><what's wrong with 27 Qxa6, establishing a protected passed pawn on the 6th rank?> 27.Qxa6 g4 seems to be quite unpleasant for white. <And what's the problem with 35...Rxe8?> There is no problem with 35...Rxe8 but 35...hxg2+ is fine as well.

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