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Subject: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ...

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 21:36:31 01/02/03

but so easy for today's computers ....

[d] 6k1/1br3p1/4p2p/2b3q1/8/1Q4P1/P1R2P1P/2R3K1 b - - 0 29 ;bm 29... Bxf2+

This game was voted 6th Best of Chess Informant Volumes 1 through 64.



Spassky,B - Tal,M [E30]
Informant 15/518, 1973


1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 b5 7.dxe6 fxe6 8.cxb5 d5 9.e3
0-0 10.Nf3 Qa5 11.Bxf6 Rxf6 12.Qd2 a6 13.bxa6 Nc6 14.Be2 d4 15.exd4 Rxf3 16.Bxf3
cxd4 17.0-0 dxc3 18.bxc3 Bxc3 19.Qd6 Rxa6 20.Bxc6 Bb4 21.Qb8 Rxc6 22.Rac1 Bc5
23.Rc2 Qa4 24.Qb3 Qf4 25.Qg3 Qf5 26.Rfc1 Bb7 27.Qf3 Qg5 28.Qb3 Rc7 29.g3 Bxf2+
30.Kxf2 Qf6+ 31.Ke1 Qe5+ 32.Kf1 Ba6+ 33.Kg1 Qd4+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kg1 Bb7 36.h4
Qh1+ 37.Kf2 Rf7+ 38.Ke2 Qe4+ 0-1

On my machine almost all programs found this in 30 seconds or less, with maybe
Fritz 8 and Chess Tiger being the fastest in 1 or 2 seconds.  Chess Tiger
probably gave the best assessment the quickest - which is white is dead lost.

Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... Miguel A. Ballicora 08:49:08 01/03/03
Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... Rex 08:29:27 01/03/03
Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... John Merlino 08:26:09 01/03/03
Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... Martin Bauer 21:57:38 01/02/03
- Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... Uri Blass 03:41:51 01/03/03
Re: Spasski - Tal 1973 Beautiful move ... Terry McCracken 21:52:45 01/02/03

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