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Mikhail Tal vs Jesus Nogueiras
World Blitz Championship (1988) (blitz), Saint John CAN, rd 2, Feb-19
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43)  ·  1-0

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May-17-05  quovadis: what about 26... Ne6 , (instead of 26... d5) , looks much better and win the exchange, your comment's please.
May-18-05  quovadis: here against Tal, Noguiras played on 26... d5 and lost , I believe 26... Ne6 looks much better , win the exchange and maybe the game , may i have your comments on that please... .
May-18-05
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  beatgiant: <quovadis> 26...Ne6 may indeed be better, but I don't see any win of the exchange after 26...Ne6 27. Re4, for example 27...Nc5+ 28. Bxc5 etc.
May-19-05  quovadis: <beatgiant> I said win the exchange because the alternative is worth , for example : 26... Ne6, 27.Re4 d5!, 28.Ree1 Rxc4, 29.g3 Rxa4 , and it becomes a White nightmare, so better to give the exchange .
May-19-05
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  beatgiant: <quovadis>
Good point, it looks like 26...Ne6 must win some more material (either exchange or pawns).

Maybe Tal should have played 26. Kc3 instead of his 26. Ba3?

May-20-05  quovadis: <beatgiant> If 26.Kc3 Ne6, 27.R4d2 Nxf4, 28.Kb3(must remove the pin) 28....Ng6 or 28...Ne6 . With 2 pawn ahead & a good position.
May-21-05
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  beatgiant: <quovadis>
Another good point. I was hoping to avoid the weakening 26. f5, but it is better than dropping the f-pawn. Still Black looks close to winning in lines like 26. f5 Rc5 27. Ba3 Rxf5 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Na6 with following possibilities of ...Rf2, ...Ra5, or ...Nc5+.

White has been a pawn down for some time, but maybe 25. a4 made things worse for him. White can try 25. Ba3, to answer 25...Nc7 with 26. Ke3 with counterattack on the d-pawn. Of course, Black then has 25...Rdc8 preparing ...b5, which is probably why Tal played the actual game's 26. a4.

So it looks like Tal got lucky this time.

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