| Oct-22-04 | | Knight13: Instead of 9. Kf1?, 9. Bd2 is better. Also, 16. Ke1 is better. Good game. |
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| Oct-22-04 | | Swindler: But then 9....Qxd4 is possible, though it seems hard to save Whites game. Ugh, White just get steamrollered!
Maybe 5.Nxf6 is better, what does theory say? |
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Oct-22-04
 | | tpstar: <Swindler> Theory says 3 ... de 4. Nxe4 is wonderful for White Opening Explorer and 6 ... c5 should lead to 7. d5 = Pillsbury vs Schwarz, 1900 |
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| Jan-12-05 | | mdz: 9.Bd2 Q:d4 is NOT possible: 10. Qa4+ wins (10...Nc6 11.B:c6+ bc 12.Q:b4 or 10...Bd7 11.Q:b4) So 9.Bd2= seems best. |
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| Jan-12-05 | | notsodeepthought: <mdz> In your line, after 10 Qa4+, ... Bd7 looks ok for black, since 11 Q:b4 would be followed by 11 ... Q:e4+ |
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| Jan-14-05 | | beatgiant: <notsodeepthought>
I think <mdz> is correct, because 9...Qxd4 10 Qa4+ Bd7 11 Q:b4 Qxe4+ 12. Qxe4. The d-pawn isn't there anymore ;) |
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| Jan-15-05 | | notsodeepthought: <beatgiant> Ooopps - thanks, serves me right for not using a chessboard when analyzing... |
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| May-03-05 | | sfm: I think white is OK after 13. Kg2 instead of b4?? |
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| Jun-07-08 | | TheKingOfSpades: one of my favorite miniatures, Tal's relentless attacks puts Klovans in a situation where he can lose the queen or lose the game. Klovans picks game. |
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| Apr-23-09 | | True2theGame: Another brilliant beat down from the black side of the French Defense. I dont like the French myself but Tal put on a clinic here. I did'nt look too deeply into the position, but 9.Ke1 seems disasterous with an already isolated d pawn. 9.Bd2 drops material immediately, but Ke2 was at least play-able... |
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| Apr-23-09 | | wanabe2000: <True2theGame> I don't like the French Defense either and welcome it OTB. Tal would have been 13 or 14 years old and Klovans about the same at the time of this game. Tal had a (+6-3=3) against Klovans. Klovans would be Latvian Champion in later years and I don't think Tal played the black side of the French Defense very often. Research shows (+56-7=34) playing the white side. A nice miniature! |
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Sep-20-11
 | | GrahamClayton: Is 15. b1 protecting the c1-bishop better than 15. a2? |
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Aug-13-12
 | | torrete64: Guess a move score 16 out of 21. I can't comprehend Tal's play in this game :-) |
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