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Mikhail Tal vs Evgeni Vasiukov
USSR Championship (1968/69), Alma-Ata (Almaty) URS, rd 16, Jan-27
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Chigorin Defense (C98)  ·  0-1

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Nov-15-05
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  IMlday: White seems to have a little pull out of the opening, but 24.Nf5~~what kind of move is that? Vasyukov calls the bluff..
Apr-01-20  Xeroxx: Engine says Nf5 is semi-playable but Re6 is a lemon.
Jun-25-20  Straclonoor: <but Re6 is a lemon> Yes. After 35.Qf3 black couldn't win.

Analysis by Stockfish 060620 64 BMI2:

± (0.93): 35.Qf3 Qa2 36.b3 Nd8 37.Qd5 Rcc6 38.Ba5 Qc2 39.Bxd8 Kf8 40.Bc7 Qc5 41.Qxc5+ Rxc5 42.Bxe6 Rxc7 43.Bf5 Rc3 44.Rd3 h5 45.Kf2 h4 46.b4 Rc2+ 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.g4 hxg3 49.Kxg3 Rc1 50.Kf3 Kd6 51.Be4 Ke6 52.Bb7 Rf1+ 53.Ke2 Rxf4 54.Bxa6 Ke5

Better was 34....Ne7 and 34....Kh8

Analysis by Stockfish 060620 64 BMI2:

1. -+ (-6.47): 34...Ne7 35.Qg3 Kh8 36.Qf3 Qa2 37.Qd3 Qxb2 38.Bf3 Qc2 39.Qxc2 Rxc2 40.Be4 Rb2 41.f5 Kg7 42.Bb4 Rc8 43.Re1 Rb3 44.Bb7 Rb8 45.Be4 d3 46.g4 Rd8 47.Bb7 h6 48.Kf1 Bh4 49.Rc1 Bg5 50.Bxe7 Bxe7 51.Bxa6 d2 52.Rd1

2. -+ (-5.95): 34...Kh8 35.Qe2 d3 36.Qf3 Qc4 37.Kh2 Bxb2 38.Be3 Ne7 39.Bf2 Rf8 40.Qxd3 Qxf4+ 41.Bg3 Qf6 42.Qf3 Qg5 43.Qe2 Bf6 44.Qd2 Qg7 45.Qe1 Rc2 46.Rd3 Qg6 47.Rd7 Qg5 48.Rd3 Rc1 49.Qd2 Qc5 50.Qe3 Qxe3 51.Rxe3 Bd4 52.Re1 Rxe1 53.Bxe1

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