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Anatoly Lein vs Mikhail Tal
Vilnius 1955  ·  Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation (B68)  ·  1-0


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Feb-05-05   chess man: A hard fought game!
Aug-04-05   rexeterna: What an incredible endgame by Tal.
Jun-02-06   PolishPentium: Ah, wait a minute... an incredible endgame by Tal?? Sure, he's often a genius, but here he lost, did he not? It's Lein who plays the incredible endgame, carefully forcing the opposing King and Rook apart so that his powerful Q can swoop in for the kill. Presumably both 92...Kh1 and ...Kf1 would be followed by 93 Qb1+, leading to the snaring of the Black R on the 94th move. 92...Kh2 delays the inevitable only briefly, as 93 Qh7+ forces the K back to the last rank, whereupon (once again) 94 Qb1+ forces the capture of the R on move 95. Thereafter mate follows swiftly and inexorably....^^

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