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xg4!. <The Black queen does not count as a defender of the g4-pawn because she will be trapped if she defends this pawn by 22 ... 
xg4?? 23 
h3 
d3.> Hence the Black g4-pawn is not loose but en prise and Tal simply wins a crucial pawn.