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Tal, Mihail vs Gipslis, Aivars, 1958

Tal won this URS-ch25 game as White. 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
Tal, Mihail
Black
Gipslis, Aivars
Event
URS-ch25
Year
1958
Result
1-0
Opening
B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack
♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♞♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♟♜♝♛♚♝♜
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Tal's moves from here.

Opening reference: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack (B43).

Move score

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nf6 12. Bd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qc5 14. Be4 f5 15. Bf3 Bxd5 16. Bxb4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qc8 18. Bc3 Kf7 19. Rad1 Be7 20. g4 Rf8 21. gxf5 Kg8 22. Qg2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxa8+ Rf8 26. Qxa6 1-0

PGN

[Event "URS-ch25"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Gipslis, Aivars"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nf6 12. Bd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qc5 14. Be4 f5 15. Bf3 Bxd5 16. Bxb4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qc8 18. Bc3 Kf7 19. Rad1 Be7 20. g4 Rf8 21. gxf5 Kg8 22. Qg2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxa8+ Rf8 26. Qxa6 1-0

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