Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation : Mikhail Tal vs Robert Byrne

Mikhail Tal vs Robert Byrne [B53]
Biel 1976
[Mato]
1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 (4. Nxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7
6. Bxc6 Bxc6 (6... bxc6 7. Qd3 e5 8. Nf3 f5 9. exf5 Qc8 $11) 7. Nc3 Nf6
8. Bg5 e6) 4... Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 (6... bxc6 7. c4 (7. Nc3 e5 8. Qd3
Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. b3 {White has better
pawn strucure}) 7... e5 8. Qd3 Qc7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. Rab1
h6) 7. Nc3 (7. c4) 7... Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. Qd2 {Tal
is prepering Nd4 and then to push f pawn} Qa5 12. Nd4 (12. Kb1 a6 13. Nd5 Qd8
14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Nxe4 $11) 12... Rac8 13. Kb1 Kh8 (13...
a6 14. Nd5 Qxd2 (14... Qd8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7) 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16. Rxd2) 14. f4 h6 (
14... Rfd8 $142) 15. h4 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6) 15... hxg5 (15... Rfd8 $142) 16. hxg5
Nxe4 17. Qd3 (17. Nxe4 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 $11) 17... Bxg5 (17... Nxc3+ 18. bxc3) 18.
Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Bh6 20.
g4 f5 21. Rxe6 Bxf4 22. Nxf5 {Black resigned} Rxf5 23. gxf5 Bh6 24. Rh1 Qc7 25.
Rexh6+ gxh6 26. Rxh6+ Kg7 27. Qg3+ Kf7 (27... Kxh6 28. Qg6#) 28. Qg6+ Ke7 29.
Rh7+ Kd8 30. Qg8# 1-0

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