| Dec-30-07 | | RookFile: The only serious game betwen these two titans, although Tal won 2 blitz games from Reshevsky in 1970. |
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| Dec-30-07 | | RookFile: Reshevsky's point was that the natural 35. Qxd5 is out, due to ...Qxd5 36. Rxd5 Rc1+ and see you later. Therefore, Tal has to play 36. Qxa5 instead, and we have a situation where black has an extra piece, but white has 3 pawns for it. |
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| Sep-02-09 | | WhiteRook48: also 35 Rxd5 is out due to 35...Rc1+ 36 Qf1 with a losing position |
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| Jan-31-10 | | waddayaplay: Tal: <This was one of the few games where I succeeded in catching my opponent in a prepared variation, which, strange as it may seem, is contrary to my normal way of playing. [..] the game began at move 20. On those 20 moves I had spent about 10 minutes, while Reshevsky had only 15 minutes left! [..] I began playing from inertia, as it were, whereas time after time Reshevsky would discover exceptional defensive resources. Then I sacrificed a piece, whereupon the game became tactical, and I was greatly impressed by how Reshevsky, with 1-2 minutes for 10 moves, would hold his hand over the board and quite impulsively grasp the very piece that was required, and make with it the only saving move. Finally, in a more or less equal position, Reshevsky offered me a draw. I had also read that he would do this when he was in a bad position, and I searched very carefully for what R. might be afraid of. I found nothing, agreed to a draw, and the American grandmaster told me he was more afraid of his opponent than of the position - at any rate, during this game> (life and games of Tal (2009), p.244) |
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| Dec-23-10 | | Fanques Fair: Although it seems that White got carried away and overstepped the mark, after 35-Bxf5 ! he is better... |
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