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John Nunn vs Mikhail Tal
Brussels World Cup (1988)  ·  Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Variation Ivanchuk Defense (B17)  ·  1-0
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Mar-19-04  Hidden Skillz: forced mate i guess..nice lol..
Mar-19-04  caballos2: Normally Tal smashes his opponent in such a way!
May-20-04  Tigran Petrosian: Does anyone have annotations to this game.
Dec-17-07  dw98: This game is annotated in "World Cup Chess" by Kavalek. "Nunn believes that the critical test is 8...Qxd4." ... "E. 17...a6! The only move, forcing White to choose a narrow path as well: 18.Qa3+! Qd6 19.Qxd6+ Kxd6 20.Nxf7 Ke7 21.Nxh8 axb5 22.g4 Bd7 23. g5 Rxh8 24.gxf6 gxf6 ... represents best play for both sides after 15.fxe3."
Dec-17-07  dw98: "After 20...Nd5 21.Rxf7 Qxe3+ 22.Qxe3 Nxe3 23. Rd3 Black's knight will be lost to a discovered check."
Nov-06-10  splatty: Holy @#$%, nice game Nunn.
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