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Mikhail Tal vs Robert Seltzer
Simul, 30b (1988) (exhibition), Framingham, MA USA, Mar-08
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Traditional Line (B98)  ·  0-1

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Dec-19-15  happyjuggler0: Seltzer was 12 years old at the time of this simul game.

http://www.samizdat.com/tal.html

Dec-19-15  Sularus: and Tal was 52-ish and no longer healthy(?), iirc. nonetheless, i am still impressed by the 12-year-old's play.
Jun-10-19  Ratt Boy: Alpha Seltzer.
Jun-10-19  Ratt Boy: This game score is incomplete. The full score is:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Be2 g5 12. fxg5 Ne5 13. Qg3 Rg8 14. gxf6 Rxg3 15. hxg3 Bf8 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Rd2 b5 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Bh5 b4 20. Nce2 Qa5 21. Nb3 Qxa2 22. Rd4 a5 23. Rhd1 a4 24. Nc5 Nc4 25. Rxc4 Qxc4 26. Nd3 a3 27. b3 Qb5 28. Bf3 Qa5 29. Kb1 a2+ 30. Ka1 Ba6 31. g4 Bxd3 32. Rxd3 Qe5+ 33. Nd4 Qc5 34. Be1 e5 35. Nf5 Qxc2 36. Rd1 Ra3 37. Ne3 Qc5 38. Nd5 Rxb3 39. Be2 Qc2 0-1

Source: http://www.seltzerbooks.com/tal.html

Jun-10-19  Ratt Boy: <Sularus>: Tal did quite okay, winning 26, drawing 2, and losing only 2.

He was still Tal in 1988. Here's another game from the same Simul Tour: Tal vs Jack Miller, 1988 .

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