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Jul-11-08
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| deadlysin: brilliant! |
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Jul-11-08
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| BishopofBlunder: <Benzol: The fountainhead for this queen sac idea is probably Nezhmetdinov see Zamikhovsky vs Nezhmetdinov, 1956 See my post on the 17th of March 2004 for similar games.> Thanks to <Benzol> and <drukenknight> for pointing out the Nezh' game. Strange that the database doesn't show 12...Nxd5 as a queen sac on that one. |
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Jul-11-08
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| kellmano: A great game yes and a great idea.
I guess this counts as a positional sac, but nevertheless black immediately gets back two minor pieces and a pawn. Then white sacs the exchange to give approximate numerical equality. Does anyone have such a game collection. If so, include this awesome game: I A Nataf vs Chabanon, 2005 |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| sfm: Lovely! Tal at his best: unclear sacrifice, unusual and complicated position - and guess who wins... |
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Jul-11-08
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| blair45: Aside from the queen sac, I think the impressive part of this game is how beautifully coordinated Tal's minor pieces are. Each piece supports the attack. I suppose this was part of Tal's calculations. |
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Jul-11-08
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| playground player: Amazingly deep Queen sac! Tal is simply awesome. |
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Jul-11-08
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| Marmot PFL: Beautiful attacking game by the young Tal. |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| Petrosianic: When talking about Queen sacs by the World Champions, here's one I've always liked: R Byrne vs Spassky, 1974
Not as good a game as the Tal game here, but a more important occasion: the Candidates Matches. Also, we're not quite sure how it should have come out, since I don't think Byrne's strategy of returning the Queen was the best. |
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Jul-11-08
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| kevin86: If white had continued with 31 Ka2-black had three ways to mate-in three dirrerent styles: 1 inside the box31... a1#
2 brutal,but different 31...b1= #
3 elegant,but unnecessary 31...b1= #.
I saw the first immediately,but also the others soon after. |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| jovack: gotta love talj
killer |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| RookFile: Just another boring positional game from Tal, I guess. |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| devioustalfan: boo <RookFile>!
Tal was a genius!
The Q-sac was brilliant along w/ the knight sac on move 13. The rook capture was forced and he wins the Exchange and gains the attack! |
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Jul-11-08
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| Jimfromprovidence: Great match, but white had his chances to blunt the attack. 15 Qc3 looks pretty good.
click for larger viewAnd, later, 17 Bxa6 looks OK as well.
click for larger view |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| wouldpusher: According to the games in the database, it seems that positional -sacs have become quite common in KID games during the years after. You'll notice a common motif to the sac. Examples of games with similar -sacs: R K N Lanning vs P S Spiller, 1976
R Beyen vs G Klompus, 1968
S Tsyndymeev vs K Kalashnikov, 2001 |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| Lorenzon: Ah, this game!
Finally Game of the Day, so beautiful...
I wonder how it wasn't GOTD until now... |
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| Jul-11-08 |
| cyruslaihy: i don't think the q sac is justified |
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Jul-13-08
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| patzer2: Tal's Queen sacrifice with 11...Nxd5!? may not fully equalize, but it comes very close. Furthermore, in the hands of Tal, two minor pieces and a pawn plus the initiative and the attack is probably sufficient -- especially when used as a suprise by Tal against an dazed and confused opponent. Perhaps instead of 14. Rxc4?!, White could try 14. Qe1 cxd4 15. Nf4 Ne3 16. Nd5 nxd5 17. exd5  to =. |
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Jul-13-08
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| patzer2: Another missed opportunity might have been 17. Bxa6 =. After 17...Bxd4!  ,with a pawn and the exchange as added compensation, Tal has a clear and nearly decisive advantage.With 20...c3! Tal begins a clearly decisive attack against the weak Queen-side castled position. And with 29...Rc1+! he initiates a mate-in-three. |
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| Jul-20-08 |
| TheKingOfSpades: I love Tal. Such a pleasure to watch always. |
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| Jul-20-08 |
| efrain chavez: That is self confidence!... and knowledge of the possibilities. The black bishop in g7 pointing at white's king castle proved to be worth the material sacrifice... but it has to be done.
Great demonstration, again, by Tal. |
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Aug-09-08
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| PinnedPiece: Guess the move score = 48. Pathetic, but on the other hand I'm no good at catching eels barehanded, either. Trying to guess Tal's moves, one comes to appreciate his over-the-horizon tactical vision, and his total comprehension of the opponent's strike capabilities. |
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Aug-17-08
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| speedmerchant 49: Again, Tal is to this day the ultimate Doctor of Chess. If PhD. were given out for chess playing he certainly earned it. |
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| Sep-12-08 |
| champsylove: Another one of those brilliant games by Misha. What I love about this is the sacrafice is deeply speculative, but at every point you get this sense that that Tal can just about see the wood from the trees and then to emerge with a finish like that. |
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Dec-06-08
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| ChessYouGood: I love cyruslaihy's simple comment on july 11 '08: "i don't think the q sac is justified". Of course that is precisely what Bobotsov thought when he accepted it and as Tal went on to thoroughly dismantle him with superior play. Like cyruslaihy, Bobotsov (who was, unlike cyruslaihy, the Bulgarian champion the year this game was played) couldn't provide a defensive line either. Brilliant and accurate game by Mr T. |
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| Nov-05-09 |
| theodor: < Jimfromprovidence: Great match, but white had his chances to blunt the attack. 15 Qc3 looks pretty good. > also 21.Nxc3 looks good. |
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