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Tal, Mihail vs. Rozenberg, S., LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?

Published December 4, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Rozenberg, S., LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?


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[Event LAT-ch sf] [Site LAT] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Rozenberg, S.] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B15]1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 h5 6. h4 Qc7 7. Be2 Bg4 8. Bxg4 Nxg4 9. N1e2 e6 10. Ne4 Nd7 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. c3 O-O-O 13. f3 Nh6 14. b4 Qb6 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Nxd6+ Rxd6 19. b5 Nd5 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. c4 Qb4+ 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. Rb1 c5 24. Kd2 Nxa2 25. dxc5 Rd8+ 26. Kc2 Nf5 27. Rb3 Nd4+ 28. Nxd4 Rxd4 29. Ra1 Rxc4+ 30. Kd3 Ra4 31. Rab1 Rxh4 32. g4 hxg4 33. R3b2 gxf3 34. Rxa2 g5 35. Rxa7 f5 36. b6 e5 37. c6 Rd4+ 38. Kc3 1-0

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Tal, Mihail vs. Zaid, Leonid D, Riga, 1952.??.??, Round ?

Published December 2, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Zaid, Leonid D, Riga, 1952.??.??, Round ?


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[Event Riga-ch] [Site Riga] [Date 1952.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Zaid, Leonid D] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D07]1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 e5 4. cxd5 Nxd4 5. e3 Nf5 6. e4 Nh4 7. g3 Ng6 8. Qb3 a6 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bh3 b5 13. a4 Bxh3 14. Nxh3 b4 15. Qc4 Qd6 16. Na2 Rb8 17. b3 Nf6 18. Ng5 O-O 19. Rc1 Rfc8 20. O-O a5 21. Rc2 Nf8 22. Nc1 N8h7 23. Nf3 Ng4 24. Nd3 c6 25. Qa6 Ra8 26. Qb7 Rab8 27. Rxc6 Rxb7 28. Rxd6 f6 29. Rc6 Rxc6 30. dxc6 Rc7 31. Rc1 Nf8 32. Rc5 Ne6 33. Rxa5 Rxc6 34. Nxb4 Rc3 35. Nd2 Nd4 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. a5 Nxb3 38. Nxb3 Rxb3 39. Nc6 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rb2 41. a6 Ne3+ 42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Rb2 44. g4 hxg4 45. Kg3 Nf1+ 46. Kxg4 Rxf2 47. a7 Rg2+ 48. Kf3 1-0

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Tal, Mihail vs. Akmentin, LAT, 1954.??.??

Published October 6, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Akmentin, LAT, 1954.??.??


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[Event LAT-ch] [Site LAT] [Date 1954.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Akmentin] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D22]1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8. b3 e6 9. bxc4 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nf6 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Qa4+ Nbd7 13. Rg1 Qa8 14. Qb5 Bd5 15. Nc3 c6 16. Bxd5 Nxe5 17. Bh1 Bb4 18. Qxe5 Bxc3+ 19. Ke2 Qa2+ 20. Kd3 Qb3 21. Bxc6+ Nd7 22. Qb5 Bb4+ 23. Ke2 O-O 24. Bxd7 Qc2+ 25. Kf3 Bd6 26. Bc6 Rb8 27. Qa4 Qf5+ 28. Ke2 Bxh2 29. Rh1 Bd6 30. Bf3 Rb4 31. Qa8+ Bf8 32. Qc8 Qa5 33. Be4 g6 34. Qe8 h6 35. Rxh6 1-0

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Tal, Mihail vs. Balinsh, LAT, 1954.??.??

Published October 5, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Balinsh, LAT, 1954.??.??


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[Event LAT-ch] [Site LAT] [Date 1954.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Balinsh] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B08]1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qe2 c6 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nd5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Ne4 Nd7 12. Bb3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nc5 Bxb2 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh7 17. Rd1 Rf6 18. Qe4 Rd6 19. O-O Bg7 20. c4 Nc3 21. Bxc3 Bxc3 22. Bc2 Qe8 23. h4 Rad8 24. h5 e5 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Qf3 Bd4 27. Bxg6+ Rxg6 28. Qe4 Kg7 29. Qxg6+ Qxg6 30. hxg6 Kxg6 31. Rb1 b6 32. Kf1 Kf5 33. Ke2 e4 34. Rd1 c5 35. a4 1-0

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Balinsh vs. Tal, Mihail, LAT, 1953.??.??

Published October 4, 2012 | By chessmaster
Balinsh vs. Tal, Mihail, LAT, 1953.??.??


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[Event LAT-ch] [Site LAT] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Balinsh] [Black Tal, Mihail] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO A96]1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. b3 Qe8 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qh5 10. e3 Qh6 11. h4 Ng4 12. Nh2 Nxh2 13. Kxh2 g5 14. Rh1 gxh4 15. Kg1 Qg7 16. gxh4 f4 17. e4 e5 18. Nf3 Bf6 19. d5 Nc5 20. Qc2 a5 21. Kf1 Bg4 22. Ne1 Kf7 23. f3 Bd7 24. Qf2 Rg8 25. Rd1 Qh6 26. Bh3 Rg3 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Ng2 Rag8 29. Rh2 Qh5 30. Ke2 Nc5 31. Ne1 Nxe4 32. Qa7 Ng5 33. Qxb7 Nxf3 34. Qxc7+ Be7 0-1

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Tal, Mihail vs. Darznieks, Artur, LAT, 1953.??.??

Published October 4, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Darznieks, Artur, LAT, 1953.??.??


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[Event LAT-ch sf] [Site LAT] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Darznieks, Artur] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D94]1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. b3 e5 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 e4 15. Qe2 b5 16. Nxb5 Qa5 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxe8 Nxe8 19. Rxc6 a6 20. Nd6 Qxa3 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Rxa6 Qe7 23. Ra7 Qd6 24. Qb5 Nf6 25. Qb7 Bf8 26. Ra6 Qd8 27. Rc1 Nd5 28. Ra7 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Bxe7 30. a3 Kg8 31. b4 Kf7 32. b5 Rb8 33. a4 Ke8 34. f3 exf3 35. gxf3 Nxe3 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Re1 Kd6 38. Rxe3 Ra8 39. Ra3 Kd5 40. a5 Kxd4 41. b6 Kc5 42. b7 Rb8 43. a6 Kb6 44. a7 1-0

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Tal, Mihail vs. Pigit, LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?

Published September 14, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Pigit, LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?


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[Event LAT-ch sf] [Site LAT] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Pigit] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B62]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Qa5 9. Bb5 cxb5 10. exf6 b4 11. Qf3 Qe5+ 12. Ne4 d5 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Rd4 dxe4 15. Rxe4 Qxg5 16. Rxe6+ fxe6 17. Qxa8+ Kf7 18. Qxa7+ Kxf6 19. Qxa6 Qc1+ 0-1

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Kliavinsh, Janis vs. Tal, Mihail, LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?

Published September 14, 2012 | By chessmaster
Kliavinsh, Janis vs. Tal, Mihail, LAT, 1953.??.??, Round ?


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[Event LAT-ch] [Site LAT] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Kliavinsh, Janis] [Black Tal, Mihail] [Result 1/2-1/2] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO E25]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 f5 9. c4 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxc4 11. e4 Qc3+ 12. Bd2 Qe5 13. Bg2 fxe4 14. f4 Qf6 15. Bxe4 Nc3 16. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Kf2 Qxc5+ 18. Kg2 O-O 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Rc1 Qe7 21. Rc7 Qd8 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Rc3 g6 25. Ng5 Bd7 26. Bxg6 h6 27. Bf7+ Rxf7 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

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Tal, Mihail vs. Aronin, Lev Solomonovich, Leningrad, 1953.??.??, Round ?

Published August 22, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Aronin, Lev Solomonovich, Leningrad, 1953.??.??, Round ?


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[Event URS-chT] [Site Leningrad] [Date 1953.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Aronin, Lev Solomonovich] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B10]1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. O-O Bg4 8. d4 e6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6+ Kf7 13. Ng5+ fxg5 14. Qxh5+ Kxe6 15. Bxg5 Ne5 16. Re1 Qg7 17. Qg4+ Kd6 18. dxe5+ Kc7 19. e6 Rg8 20. Bf4+ Bd6 21. Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Rd1+ Kc7 23. Qf4+ Kc8 24. g4 Rd8 0-1

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Tal, Mihail vs. Paradniek, LAT, 1954.??.??, Round ?

Published August 22, 2012 | By chessmaster
Tal, Mihail vs. Paradniek, LAT, 1954.??.??, Round ?


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[Event LAT-ch] [Site LAT] [Date 1954.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tal, Mihail] [Black Paradniek] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D68]1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4 Qf6 15. Qe4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. Qf4 Rad8 18. Rc5 Bg6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. a4 Nc8 22. d5 Rfd8 23. Rd4 cxd5 24. Rcxd5 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Rd7 26. a5 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ne7 28. Bc4 Rxd4 29. Nxd4 Be4 30. Nb5 Nc8 31. f3 Bc6 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Bd3 h6 34. Kf2 Nd6 35. Kg3 Bc8 36. Kf4 Bd7 37. b4 Kg7 38. h4 Kf8 39. Be4 Ke7 40. Nc2 Bc8 41. Ne3 Be6 42. g4 Kf8 43. Nc2 Ke7 44. Nd4 Bd7 45. Bd3 Kf8 46. Ke3 Ke7 47. Ne2 Be6 48. Kd4 Bd7 49. Nc3 Bc6 50. Be2 Ke6 51. b5 Bd7 52. Nd5 Ne8 53. Kc5 Bc8 54. Bd3 Nd6 55. f4 f5 56. Bxf5+ Nxf5 57. gxf5+ Kd7 58. b6 a6 1-0

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