Mikhail Tal vs John A Grefe (1991)

Mikhail Tal vs John A Grefe
San Francisco 1991 · French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18) · 1-0

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Dec-16-05		barefootin: A 4 star masterpiece by Tal in the style of Bronstein!!

Dec-16-05		hayton3: Yes, nice game. I like the way Tal holds back his knight hop into d6 until Black as castled. Then suddenly all his pieces bear down on b7 with unstoppable ferocity.

Dec-19-05		Averageguy: <hayton3> Just out of interest, what's your rating?

Dec-19-05		Koster: Let's give Mr. Grefe some credit too. Anyone could move a rook from g8 to h8 in one move but the Rg8-g4-h4-h8 manouver was much more aesthetic. The time spent with Guru Maharaji certainly expanded his mental horizons.

Dec-19-05		hayton3: <Averageguy: <hayton3> Just out of interest, what's your rating?> Provisional OTB NZ Rating 1448 (11 games, 8 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) Playchess Best Blitz 1700 Playchess Best Rapid 1850 ICC Best 15 mins 2020

Dec-20-05		Averageguy: <hayton3> Thanks, though I'm not sure how NZ grading compares to Chess Scotland grading, which is basically the same as ELO.

Dec-20-05		KingG: <Averageguy> So they don't use BCF ratings in Scotland?

Dec-20-05		Averageguy: <KingG>No.

Dec-20-05		hayton3: Playchess Drunk Rating 1320

Jul-13-09		WhiteRook48: Tal causes his opponent a lot of grefe ah yes the other Nimzo-Indian

Jul-15-09		Crocomule: I want to build a Tal collection; where's the best place to buy used chess books?

Oct-23-10		BlueMooner: It seems clear to me that Black was hoodwinked by the simple but rather crude 11.f4 novelty. Perhaps 11...g6 was an improvement as it then hits the e5- from three directions after which Black would have a massive -centre & potential counterplay.

Jul-28-12		Poisonpawns: GOTD: "Brought to Grefe"

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