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Tal, Mihail vs Zaitsev, Alexander N, 1969

Tal won this URS-ch37 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
Zaitsev, Alexander N
Event
URS-ch37
Year
1969
Result
1-0
Opening
C09 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Tal's moves from here.

Opening reference: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line (C09).

Move score

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Nbxd4 a6 11. c4 Nf6 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. cxd5 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxg5 15. Qxg7 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Rf8 17. Rac1 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qd6 19. g3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Bf5 21. Rfe1+ 1-0

PGN

[Event "URS-ch37"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1969.??.??"] [White "Tal, Mihail"] [Black "Zaitsev, Alexander N"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Nbxd4 a6 11. c4 Nf6 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. cxd5 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxg5 15. Qxg7 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Rf8 17. Rac1 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qd6 19. g3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Bf5 21. Rfe1+ 1-0

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