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Mikhail Tal vs Arshak Petrosian
URS Cup Rapid (1988) (rapid), Tallinn URS, rd 9, May-??
Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Variation (C87)  ·  0-1

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May-19-05  Illogic: I think Bxc1 would be ok for black there
May-19-05  tud: sometimes you can run out of time when you play Tal
May-19-05
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  tpstar: <quovadis> Fritz 7 Deep Position Analysis (20MB):

1) 38. a5 e4

a) 39. Qe2 Qc3 40. Ba4 exf3 41. Qxf3 1.03/13

b) 39. Qd4 exf3 40. Qxh4 Qxh4 41. Bxh4 0.66/12

2) 38. a5 Nhf8

a) 39. b5 Nb8 40. Re2 Bg5 41. Rc2 1.38/11

b) 39. Qf1 Ng6 40. b5 Ra8 41. bxa6 0.72/12

3) 38. a5 Ng5

a) 39. Kh1 Nf8 40. b5 e4 41. Qf1 1.25/11

b) 39. Qe2 Nf8 40. b5 Ra8 41. Kh1 0.84/11

4) 38. b5 a5 39. Re2 Kh8 40. Rde1 Re7 41. f4 0.84/11

White had a slight advantage throughout the middlegame [0.4-0.8] yet Fritz 7 didn't like 25 ... h5 & 26 ... h4 at all. But there's nothing decisive at the end, which suggests a loss on time. Quiet game for Tal!

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