Author: John Merlino
Date: 19:16:23 06/02/05
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On June 02, 2005 at 22:09:13, John Merlino wrote:
>On June 02, 2005 at 19:53:39, ludicrous wrote:
>
>>The first one is:
>>
>>[D]2bqkb1r/1r1n1ppp/p3p3/np6/4PB2/2N2NP1/P1Q2PBP/3R1RK1 w k - 0 16
>>
>>White to move. Umansky played Nd5!!
>
>This looks like a sound sacrifice. However, CM9_R1 does not find it on an AMD
>2500 in under three minutes.
>
>>The next is:
>>
>>Tal Mikhail (LAT) - Larsen Bent (DEN) [B82]
>>Ch World match (1/2) Bled (Yugoslavia), 10.03.1965
>>
>>[D]rqb2rk1/3nbppp/p2pp3/6P1/1p1BPP2/2NB1Q2/PPP4P/2KR3R w - - 0 16
>>
>>Tal played 16. Nd5!
>
>But THIS looks like one of those infamous Tal "sacrifices" that did nothing more
>than put the fear of God into his opponent. The King prefers many different
>moves for Black other than the ones that Larsen played:
>
>17...g6 (score of -1.25) instead of 17...f5 (-0.50)
>18...Bd8 (score of -1.94) instead of 18...Rf7 (-1.05)
>19...Nc5 (score of -1.27) instead of 18...Bb7 (+0.75)
>
>Of course, this requires more intense analysis, but the early verdict is that
>Tal stole another one.... :-)
>
>jm
Follow-up to the Tal game -- Here's what GM Larry Evans said in his commentary
on this game in Chessmaster:
[Event "Match"]
[Site "Yugoslavia"]
[Date "1965"]
[White "Tal, M."]
[Black "Larsen, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
{Tal in the saddle! His reckless and profound knight sacrifice triggers
a ferocious struggle; the soundess of this ploy baffles analysts even
today.}
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 d6
6.Be3 {In their 8th match game Tal adopted the positional 6. g3. He got some
slight pressure but Larsen managed to draw without too much effort.}
6...Nf6
7.f4 Be7
8.Qf3 O-O {Some players prefer to delay castling with 8...Bd7
and wait to see where White's king will live.}
9.O-O-O Qc7
10.Ndb5 Qb8
11.g4 a6
12.Nd4 Nxd4
13.Bxd4 b5
14.g5 Nd7
15.Bd3 b4
16.Nd5 {"The lightning bolt that shatters open a veritable Pandora's box of
combinative havoc" -- R. Byrne. The way to refute a sacrifice is to
accept it; an old maxim, but still true. Black can't decline by 16...Bd8
because of 17. Nf6+.}
16...exd5
17.exd5 f5 {One of Black's problems is that he has so many plausible replies!}
18.Rde1 Rf7
19.h4 Bb7
20.Bxf5 {Picking up a second pawn for the piece. Perhaps 20. h5 is stronger.}
20...Rxf5
21.Rxe7 Ne5 {Returning the piece. Tougher resistance is offered by 21...Rf7 22.
Rxf7 Kxf7.}
22.Qe4 Qf8 {Too late for 22...Rf7 23. Rxf7 Nxf7 24. g6! hxg6 25. Qxg6 Qf8 26.
Rg1.}
23.fxe5 Rf4 24
.Qe3 Rf3 {The last chance to fight back is 24...Bxd5 25. exd6 Rxd4 26. Qxd4
Bxh1.}
25.Qe2 Qxe7
26.Qxf3 dxe5
27.Re1 Rd8
28.Rxe5 Qd6
29.Qf4 Rf8
30.Qe4 b3
31.axb3 Rf1+
32.Kd2 Qb4+
33.c3 Qd6
34.Bc5 Qxc5
35.Re8+ Rf8
36.Qe6+ Kh8
37.Qf7 {A pretty finish. Black Resigns.} 1-0
jm
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