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Mikhail Tal vs Hans-Joachim Hecht
"Walking Tal" (game of the day Nov-12-06)
Varna olm 1962  ·  Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12)  ·  1-0


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Feb-21-07
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  whatthefat: <Archives>

I'm yet to check it with an engine, but in response to 35...f5, I'd probably prefer 36.h3, maintaining a structural edge.

Feb-22-07
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  whatthefat: <Archives>

I set Fritz on the position after 35...f5 36.h3 h5 37.Kg3 hxg4 38.fxg4 fxg4 39.Rxg4


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and at 18 ply it recommends 39...a6, assessing the position as +0.18. White should certainly stand a little better due to the passed pawn and Black's doubled pawns, but I'm not sure whether it's enough. Possibly 39.hxg4 would be stronger, avoiding the drawish RP. None of the books I have featuring this game give much analysis after the minor pieces are traded.

Jun-24-07
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  whiteshark: Tal's imagination seems leagues beyond that of practically any other chess player.

But HaJo Hecht was not without his resources here, e.g. <19... 0-0 20. Rae1 Qxe1! 21. Rxe1 bxa4 22. Lxg6 fxg6 23. Re7 g5!> instead of 19... bxa4?

Jul-15-07
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  whiteshark: A picture from this game:
http://www.jandoerffel.de/hecht.jpg
Nov-09-07
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  sallom89: <whiteshark> nice pic , ty for posting it.
Nov-09-07   efrain chavez: Thank you whiteshark for the picture! As for the game; I would die happy if I were ever able to find over the board a combination like the one started with e5 and crowned by Bf5...
Apr-07-08   chesskelvin: This game is amazing in the sense that Tal's sacrifices were made to cripple Hecht's pawns
May-16-08   newzild: Tal is God.
Aug-08-08   castelao2: Junto con la famosa partida del siglo de Fischer, la mejor de la historia, seguramente Tal vislumbro la combinacion desde que entrego un peon con c5; e5 es un golpe durisimo, que recuerda a la tambien muy brillante Llienthal-Capablanca y la posicion despues del esplendido Af5 es unica: el negro tiene dama de ventaja y puede capturar tres piezas y un peon de las blancas, pero esta practicamente perdido, el caballo de c4 hace un papel extraordinario atacando todas las piezas negras y defendiendo las propias.En su autobiagrafia ``Al Ataque¨´, Tal dice que la mejor defensa de las negras era 25...Ac4 26.Cc4 Td8 con posibilidades de tablas
Aug-31-08
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  TheaN: No offense <castelao2>, but the leading language on cg.com is English. Although not against their rules, posting in other languages makes most of what you describe not understandable for people whom do not speak that language. When I quote or write something in Dutch, I always give a translation with it. Of course, if you don't understand English yourself, the matter changes.
Aug-31-08
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  Red October: < TheaN > Its great that you take the trouble to give a translation (many dont), if I had to translate this into Dutch I would be up the creek, but luckily I have made many Dutch friends here who would probably help me out :)

but I think its fine people post in other languages :)

the admins can always double check if a post is against the rules I think

Dec-22-08   zzzzzzzzzzzz: i've seen this game before
Feb-03-09
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  Benzol: According to Hans Hecht 26...Rb8 gives good drawing chances. However, he was down to ten minutes on the clock with thirteen moves still to make and made the knight move instead allowing Tal to occupy the b-file with the rook.
Feb-03-09   ARival: Hecht was a guest @ Benzols club last
night & gave a lecture on this game,
'after 18. ...b5 he got up & went for a walk,Tal thought for about 45 minutes then played 19.exf6. When that move appeared on the big monitors everyone descended on the game' The position was the subject of a semi
abstract painting Hecht saw & bought years later. Only one fault the pawn on c5 is missing.
Feb-03-09   ughaibu: I would've flown to New Zealand for that, might even have swum. Where's his next stop?
Feb-03-09   ughaibu: These Kiwis go to sleep pretty early, I guess it's all that counting sheep.
Feb-03-09
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  Benzol: <ughaibu> <I would've flown to New Zealand for that, might even have swum. Where's his next stop?>

He has a week in the Bay Of Islands north of Auckland then flys out for a two day stop in Hong Kong. Not so far to swim for you to get there.

:)

Feb-03-09   ughaibu: Wow! They get up before I go to bed!!

Have you got his phone number? My wife's in hospital so I'll have ask him to come here.

Feb-03-09
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  whiteshark: swimming ?
Feb-03-09   ughaibu: If he lends me the money I'll bet on a horse for him.
Mar-28-09   Jim Bartle: Wow, Kasparov was inventing variations while in the womb.
Mar-28-09   slomarko: Jim Bartle are you claiming that one can only have a variation named after him if the variation was never ever played before that?
Mar-30-09   The Rocket: "Wow, Kasparov was inventing variations while in the womb."

Please the variation was named after him when he apparently had great succes with it! is this so hard for people to understand here!?

Mar-31-09   dumbgai: Guys, I'm pretty sure JB is just joking. :)
Jun-01-09   WhiteRook48: 21 Bf5!!!
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