Mikhail Tal vs Bent Larsen - Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal 1965.08.08

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Mikhail Tal vs Bent Larsen
Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal Bled YUG round 10 1965.08.08
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack 1-0

[Event "Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1965.08.08"]
[EventDate "1965.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Bent Larsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[MovePly "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4
Be7 8.Qf3 O-O 9.O-O-O Qc7 10.Ndb5 Qb8 11.g4 a6 12.Nd4 Nxd4
13.Bxd4 b5 14.g5 Nd7 15.Bd3 b4 16.Nd5 {!} exd5 17.exd5 {The
piece sacrifice is a positional one, since it has been used to
erect an invisible barrier on the e-file. A number of squares
on it (e5 and e6) are controlled by white pawns, and a white
rook will soon be moved to e1. -- Iakov Damsky} f5 18.Rde1 Rf7
19.h4 Bb7 20.Bxf5 Rxf5 21.Rxe7 Ne5 22.Qe4 Qf8 23.fxe5 Rf4
24.Qe3 Rf3 25.Qe2 Qxe7 26.Qxf3 dxe5 27.Re1 Rd8 28.Rxe5 Qd6
29.Qf4 {! With this simple tactic 29 ...Bxd5 30. Re8+ White
keeps his two extra pawns. The finish is straightforward. --
Damsky} Rf8 30.Qe4 b3 31.axb3 Rf1+ 32.Kd2 Qb4+ 33.c3 Qd6
34.Bc5 Qxc5 35.Re8+ Rf8 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qf7 1-0

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Updated: 26 November, 2021
Created: 26 November, 2021