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Bannik, Anatoly vs Tal, Mihail, 1955

Tal won this URS-ch sf game as Black. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Bannik, Anatoly
Black
Tal, Mihail
Event
URS-ch sf
Year
1955
Result
0-1
Opening
E65 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation
Training position around move 6 — start guessing Tal's moves from here.

Opening reference: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation (E65).

Move score

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be6 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. b3 Nh5 13. Bd2 Qd7 14. Rac1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Qxe7 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qxg3+ 20. Kh1 Rce8 21. Qxb7 Re5 22. Qg2 Rh5+ 23. Kg1 Qe3+ 24. Qf2 Qh6 25. Qxa7 Qg5+ 26. Kf2 Rh2+ 27. Ke1 Qxc1+ 28. Nd1 Qc2 29. Qe7 Qxa2 30. Rf2 Qa5+ 31. Kf1 Rh1+ 0-1

PGN

[Event "URS-ch sf"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1955.??.??"] [White "Bannik, Anatoly"] [Black "Tal, Mihail"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be6 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. b3 Nh5 13. Bd2 Qd7 14. Rac1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Qxe7 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qxg3+ 20. Kh1 Rce8 21. Qxb7 Re5 22. Qg2 Rh5+ 23. Kg1 Qe3+ 24. Qf2 Qh6 25. Qxa7 Qg5+ 26. Kf2 Rh2+ 27. Ke1 Qxc1+ 28. Nd1 Qc2 29. Qe7 Qxa2 30. Rf2 Qa5+ 31. Kf1 Rh1+ 0-1

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