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Ruben Rodriguez vs Mikhail Tal
Riga Interzonal (1979), Riga URS, rd 17, Sep-29
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
0-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-29-15  nikromos: Amazing game. Tal has to give up the exchange for a pawn to stave off his opponent's attack. Then gradually outplays him. The final position Zugzwang is beautiful and somewhat reminiscent of his famous 6th match game against Botvinnik.
Mar-29-15
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  perfidious: White's difficulty after his win of exchange is that it is very difficult for him to find any active play in this closed position without a dark-squared bishop, and the other, while impressive-looking, really has little to do because Black can operate, as it were, around it on the dark squares.
Mar-29-15  DanielHoseano: What a game by Tal!
Mar-12-21  carpovius: Misha Zugzwang
May-16-25  King.Arthur.Brazil: The king proposes: 70. h5 Kxh5 71. Rxd2 Rxd2 72. Rb1 Rb2 which stop any W counter-attack: If exchange Rs, the a3 P will be captured and a4 promotes. Or 73. Ra1 Rh2+ 74. Kxh2 Bxa1... any other move Rb3 and captures g3 or a3, without any W chances.

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