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A20 English

King's English Variation. Reversed Sicilian

Roman Toran Albero vs Mikhail Tal, 1961

0-1, 25 moves ("Toran Two")

[Event "EU-chT Oberhausen"]
[Site "01"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roman Toran Albero"]
[Black "Mikhail Tal"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.f3 Nf6 6.Bg2 exf3 7.Nxf3 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.e4 fxe4 10.Ng5 O-O 11.Ngxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxf8+ Qxf8 13.Nxe4 Nc6 14.Be3 Bf5 15.Qd2 Re8 16.Ng5 Rxe3 {One might think that White should resign on the spot, since the Queen cannot recapture in lieu of Bxd4. However, White has a powerful drawing resource.} 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Nf7+ Qxf7 {Tal isn't interested in a draw.} 19.Bxf7 Rd3 20.Qe2 Bxd4+ 21.Kg2 Ne5 22.Rd1 Re3 23.Qf1 Be4+ 24.Kh3 Rf3 25.Qe2 Bf5+ {Albero resigns, as Kg2 runs into Rf2+, and Kh4 falls victim to Re3! threatening the queen and Nf3+} 0-1

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