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Alexander Beliavsky vs Mikhail Tal
USSR Championship (1973), Moscow URS, rd 11, Oct-16
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Be6 was played in R Mamedov vs Motylev, 2014 (0-1)9...Nb4 was played in L Rueda vs Browne, 1988 (0-1)10...exf4 was played in D Arutinian vs Jobava, 2001 (0-1)better is 13...Rc8 14.Qd2 d5 15.exd5 Nbxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxe7 = -0.33 (24 ply)= +0.35 (24 ply) after 14.Bf3 h6 15.Bh4 Nh7 16.Bg3 Ng5 17.Qd2 Nxf3 18.Rxf3 b5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Bd7 17.Nd2 Be7 18.Ne4 f6 19.Qd3 b5 ⩲ +0.69 (21 ply)= -0.21 (20 ply)better is 17.Bd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Rfe8 19.Rae1 e4 20.Nxe4 Bxb2 21.c4 = -0.05 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (19 ply)better is 19.Rab1 Nd4 20.Qg4 Qe7 21.Bd5 Kh8 22.Nc4 Qc7 23.Bxc6 ⩱ -0.75 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.35 (22 ply)better is 20.Qe1 Rf8 21.Nf3 Qd8 22.b3 Bg5 23.Rb1 Re8 24.Nxg5 Qxg5 ⩱ -0.97 (20 ply) 20...h6 21.Rb1 Rf8 22.Nd5 Qd8 23.Nxf6+ Qxf6 24.a5 Rfd8 ⩱ -1.47 (21 ply)better is 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Kh8 23.Rc3 Rc5 24.Qh5 g6 25.fxg6 = -0.36 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.07 (22 ply) after 21...Re8 22.a5 Qd7 23.Bd5 Rc7 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Na4 g6 23.Nxd4 exd4 24.Nd5 Bxd5 25.Bxd5 Rc5 26.Rb1 Rdc8 27.Bb3 ⩱ -0.55 (25 ply) ∓ -2.02 (25 ply) 25.Rxc2 Rxc2 26.Ne1 Rcc8 27.Bb3 Qa7 28.Qe2 Qc5 29.Rd5 ∓ -1.66 (26 ply)-+ -2.82 (24 ply)44.Kg4 Be1 45.Qf4 h5+ 46.Kxh5 Bxg3 47.Qxe5 Bxe5 48.Na5 -+ -4.09 (27 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-19-12
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  Honza Cervenka: I like how Tal's Knight went twice to c2 with devasting effect. I wonder if 18.Nd2 was necessary but other options do not look much better for white, who was already in troubles there. Tal apparently was able to play excellent positional chess and be pragmatic materialist, of course with superb tactical insight. Young Beliavsky got no chance here.
Feb-19-12  King Death: < Honza Cervenka: ...I wonder if 18.Nd2 was necessary but other options do not look much better for white, who was already in troubles there...>

Maybe White was worried about the loose bishop on c4 after something like the natural 18.a5 Be4 19.Ne4 Qc4, but he seems to get some play with 20.Qg4.

<...Tal apparently was able to play excellent positional chess and be pragmatic materialist, of course with superb tactical insight...>

He couldn't have been successful at the super GM level without being able to play well positionally. The stereotype of Tal being a pure attacker is just that.

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