Ruthless Tactic by the Magician from Riga! - Mikhail Tal vs NN, 1975. Berlin, Kan Sicilian
Amazing tactic by Mikhail Tal!
PGN OF THE GAME:
[Event "Exhibition"]
[Site "Exhibition"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhail Tal (?)"]
[Black "NN (?)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 { B42 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation } Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Kh1 d6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. Nd2 Be7 10. N2f3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7?! { (-0.62 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. c3) 14. Bg5 Nxe5?? { (-0.01 → 2.72) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } (14... Qd8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rad1 h6 17. c3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Nc5 19. Re3 Bd7 20. Nd2 Bb5 21. Nxb5) 15. Bxe7 Nxf3? { (2.74 → 4.53) Mistake. Qxe7 was best. } (15... Qxe7 16. Nxe5) 16. Rxf3 Qxe7?! { (4.42 → 6.79) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } (16... Nxd3 17. Bxf8 Nf4 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Ba3 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Rc3 Ng6 22. Rc7 e5 23. Rf1) 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Rh3+ Kg8 19. Nf5 Qg5?? { (6.06 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf5 was best. } (19... exf5) 20. Qh5 { Black resigns. } 1-0