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Gata Kamsky vs Mikhail Tal
New York Open (1990), New York, NY USA, rd 8, Apr-??
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92)  ·  1-0

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May-19-06  Resignation Trap: White to play:


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Kamsky chose 26.Rh8+ which won in the endgame, but he missed a brilliant, Tal-like finish: 26.Nb6!!(to deflect Black's Knight from going to f8) Nxb6 27. Qg3!! Nxb3+ 28. axb3 Qd4 29. Qf2!!

Oct-08-20
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  FSR: <Resignation Trap> Wow! That would have been gorgeous!
Oct-23-22  bunbun: https://youtu.be/UMvks4UQx4c

Maurice Ashley tells the story of the Nb6, Qg3, Qf2 combo in Fabi's podcast

Oct-23-22  bunbun: https://youtu.be/UMvks4UQx4c

At the 36 minute mark, Maurice Ashley tells the story of the Nb6, Qg3, Qf2 combo in Fabi's podcast

Oct-23-22
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  fredthebear: Thank you <bunbun>. I enjoyed watching the link.

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