Tal – Gedevanishvili Tal Gedevanishvili Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1970.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Poti Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Poti"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Gedevanishvili"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "44"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Nxc3 5.bxc3 d6 6.f4 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 dxe5 9.fxe5 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qa5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.O-O {Tal continues with development, reasoning that it is worthwhile to sacrifice a pawn to keep his lead.} Bxd2 13.Nxd2 Qc3 {13...Nxd4 14.Nc4 Qc5 15.Nd6+ would give White a strong attack, since Black's threats can be eliminated by playing Kg1-h1.} 14.Rf4 O-O 15.Kh1 Ne7 16.Ne4 Qb2 17.Rb1 Qxa2 {White has sacr ificed a pawn, but the Black queen has been sent into exile, and the White forces are massing for a big attack on the kingside.} 18.Nf6+ gxf6 {White has sacrificed one piece to fracture the pawn barrier protecting the enemy king. Now Tal gives up a second piece to remove the remaining defender.} 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 {The bishop cannot be captured. 19...Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rbf1 The threat is Rh4 and mate on the h-file.} 20.Rh4 Kg7 {Black is thr eatening to escape by playing Ng6 and Rh8. White must find a way to bring the queen into the attack, but must also guard the vulnerable rook at b1.} 21.Qc1 Ng8 {This guards the critical h6 square. But not for long!} 22.Bxg8 {Black resigned. If you are not sure why, let Gambit demonstrate by setting up Gambit as White and Garry will show you how White wins against any defense.} Kxg8 1-0 [Event "Poti"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tal"] [Black "Gedevanishvili"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "44"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Nxc3 5.bxc3 d6 6.f4 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 dxe5 9.fxe5 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qa5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.O-O {Tal continues with development, reasoning that it is worthwhile to sacrifice a pawn to keep his lead.} Bxd2 13.Nxd2 Qc3 {13...Nxd4 14.Nc4 Qc5 15.Nd6+ would give White a strong attack, since Black's threats can be eliminated by playing Kg1-h1.} 14.Rf4 O-O 15.Kh1 Ne7 16.Ne4 Qb2 17.Rb1 Qxa2 {White has sacr ificed a pawn, but the Black queen has been sent into exile, and the White forces are massing for a big attack on the kingside.} 18.Nf6+ gxf6 {White has sacrificed one piece to fracture the pawn barrier protecting the enemy king. Now Tal gives up a second piece to remove the remaining defender.} 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 {The bishop cannot be captured. 19...Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rbf1 The threat is Rh4 and mate on the h-file.} 20.Rh4 Kg7 {Black is thr eatening to escape by playing Ng6 and Rh8. White must find a way to bring the queen into the attack, but must also guard the vulnerable rook at b1.} 21.Qc1 Ng8 {This guards the critical h6 square. But not for long!} 22.Bxg8 {Black resigned. If you are not sure why, let Gambit demonstrate by setting up Gambit as White and Garry will show you how White wins against any defense.} Kxg8 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
