Tilburg Interpolis, Round 4, 23rd September 1980. World Champion Anatoly Karpov chats with Genna Sosonko as his opponent, Jan Timman, ponders his 3rd move. Behind (left), Zoltán Ribli faces Bent Larsen.
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Mikhail Tal Refutes His Own Sacrifice - Tal vs. Olafsson, 1961
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/mikhail-tal-refutes-his-own-sacrifice-tal-vs-olafsson-1961
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/mikhail-tal-refutes-his-own-sacrifice-tal-vs-olafsson-1961
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Mikhail Tal Refutes His Own Sacrifice - Tal vs. Olafsson, 1961
Mikhail Tal's 1961 victory over Fridrik Olafsson looks like a simple (though pretty) smashing attack, but in fact, great complexity and beauty lurks in the variations. In his own analysis in "Life and Games of Mihkail Tal," he showed the best defense for…
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Maghsoodloo Parham - Aronian Levon
World Blitz Championship 2018
World Blitz Championship 2018
26.e5! [A well-calculated move. Carlsen who only needs a draw to retain World Chess Championship title decides to force a simplified position.]
26...dxe5™ 27.Nxc5! [27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.fxe5 Qxe5 29.Rf1=]
27...Rxd2™ 28.Rxd2 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 [△N×b7]
29...Ba8 30.fxe5! Qxe5 31.Nd7! Qb2 [31...Nxd7 32.Qxd7 Qb8™ 33.Bxc6 Qg3+ 34.Kf1 Bxc6 35.Qxc6 Qd3+ 36.Ke1 Qxc2=]
32.Qd6! [32.Nxf6+?! gxf6³ △Q×a2]
32...Nxd7 33.Qxd7 Qxc2 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Qxa8=
26...dxe5™ 27.Nxc5! [27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.fxe5 Qxe5 29.Rf1=]
27...Rxd2™ 28.Rxd2 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 [△N×b7]
29...Ba8 30.fxe5! Qxe5 31.Nd7! Qb2 [31...Nxd7 32.Qxd7 Qb8™ 33.Bxc6 Qg3+ 34.Kf1 Bxc6 35.Qxc6 Qd3+ 36.Ke1 Qxc2=]
32.Qd6! [32.Nxf6+?! gxf6³ △Q×a2]
32...Nxd7 33.Qxd7 Qxc2 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Qxa8=