Vladimir Saigin vs Mikhail Tal (1954)

Vladimir Saigin vs Mikhail Tal
Riga 1954 · English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31) · 0-1

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Dec-09-03		talchess2003: Tal orchestrated the attack very nicely, he seemed to have it in mind for a while. The e5 d4 push is interesting, although it inevitably leaves black with an isolated pawn, this pawn is very powerful... For annotations, this game is featured on page 53 in Tal's book, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal.

Dec-09-03		talchess2003: BTW, just for additional info, this was the match in which Tal obtained his Soviet Master's title.

Jul-30-04		Knight13: The attacks made by Tal are interesting. Good game.

May-04-05		suenteus po 147: Okay, I give up. How does Tal win after 30.Kxg2?

May-04-05		hintza: Never give up! White is in all kinds of trouble after 30...d2 31.Rd1 Bg4 32.Ne4 Qc6 etc.

May-04-05		suenteus po 147: <hintza> Excellent advice! I see now that my error was in looking for some kind of attack on the king, when actually the goal was to clear the way for the d-pawn.

May-04-05		hintza: You can be forgiven for looking for an attack on the king considering who was playing Black!

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