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Karoly Honfi vs Mikhail Tal
Sukhumi (1972), Sukhumi URS, rd 14, Sep-02
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)  ·  0-1

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Nov-28-06  luzhin: For any other player this would be the brilliancy of a lifetime. For Tal, just another day at the office. On the day that Kramnik blundered into a mate in one against Deep Fritz, I want to say this: computers might become unbeatable, but no computer will ever be able to play like Tal.
Aug-03-08  ToTheDeath: Lovely combination. The position after 27.axb3 would make an excellent Sunday puzzle.
Jun-24-14
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27...Bc4-e2!!


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The sole purpose of this sac appears to be to force the white queen on to the e2 square, because <Tal> saw a six move forced combination ending with the skewering, and winning of the queen:

33...Qa5-a6+


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This combination won a "special prize."

=Mikhail Tal, "The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal" (Cadogan 1997), p.403

Jul-26-20  Albion 1959: A brilliant imaginative player, who held the world title for barely one year and died at 55. The light that burns so brightly, burns for only half as long !!

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