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C09 French (Tarrasch, Main)

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Main Line

Mikhail Tal vs Nigel Short, 1987

1-0, 33 moves ("The Tal and the Short of It")

[Event "Brussels 5'"]
[Site "Brussels 5'"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Nb3 Bd6 9.O-O Ne7 10.h3 O-O 11.c3 a6 12.Bd3 Bc7 13.Bc2 Nf5 14.Qd3 Qd6 15.g4 g6 16.gxf5 Bxf5 17.Qd2 Bxh3 18.Qh6 Qd7 19.Qh4 Bxf1 20.Kxf1 Ne5 21.Nfd4 Rfe8 22.Bf4 Nc4 23.Nc5 Qc8 24.Nd3 Bxf4 25.Nxf4 Nxb2 26.Nh5 Qc4+ 27.Kg2 Re6 28.Nf6+ Rxf6 29.Qxf6 Qxc3 30.Rh1 Rf8 31.Rh3 Qd2 32.Nf5 1-0

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