Featured is a game between Milko Bobotsov and Mikhail Tal from 1958. In reply to Tal's King's Indian Defense, Bobotsov opts for the Sämisch variation. We observe a case of opposite sides castling in this 30-move encounter. Nowadays it is not so popular a decision for white to castle queenside. There is an important idea to take away from Tal's play in the middlegame. A familiar tactic by white in attempting to take advantage of Tal's unprotected queen on a5 severely backfires in this game. Mikhail Tal is not the retreating type!
PGN
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.Be3
Nbd7 8.Qd2 a6 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.Qxa5 Nxe3
13.Rc1 Nxc4 14.Rxc4 bxc4 15.Nc1 Rb8 16.Bxc4 Nb6 17.Bb3 Bxd4
18.Qd2 Bg7 19.Ne2 c4 20.Bc2 c3 21.Qd3 cxb2 22.Nd4 Bd7 23.Rd1
Rfc8 24.Bb3 Na4 25.Bxa4 Bxa4 26.Nb3 Rc3 27.Qxa6 Bxb3 28.axb3
Rbc8 29.Qa3 Rc1+ 30.Rxc1 Rxc1
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Software: Blitzin
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1 янв 2023
