Mikhail Tal Destroys The Pirc Defense: Tal vs Eduard Gufeld (1968)

Mikhail Tal (White)
Eduard Gufeld (Black)
Karseladze Memorial (1968), Gori GEO, rd 3, Nov
Pirc Defense Byrne Variation
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[Event "Karseladze Memorial"]
[Site "Gori GEO"]
[Date "1968.11.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Eduard Gufeld"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.Nf3 h6
8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bf4 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Bg3 h5 12.h3 h4 13.hxg4
hxg3 14.Rxh8+ Bxh8 15.Qh6 gxf2 16.Ke2 Bf6 17.g5 Be7 18.Qh8+
Bf8 19.Qxe5+ Be6 20.Nxb5 cxb5 21.Bxb5+ Nd7 22.Rd1 Qe7 23.Rxd7
Bxd7 24.Bxd7+ Kxd7 25.Qd5+ Kc7 26.Qxa8 Qc5 27.c3 Qc4+ 28.Kxf2
Bc5+ 29.Kg3 Qxa2 30.Qd5 Qxd5 31.exd5 Kd6 32.c4 Be3 33.b4 a6
34.Kg4 Bc1 35.Ne1 Be3 36.Nd3 Bd2 37.g3 Kc7 38.c5 Kd7 39.Ne5+
Kc8 40.d6 Bxb4 41.d7+ Kc7 42.Nc6 Kxd7 43.Nxb4 a5 44.Nd3 1-0

[@giriiyer3968]

An awesome attack by Tahl. He is the original cowboy of chess. Right off the bat he goes out with all guns blazing. Finger on the trigger,so to speak. Of course knight to C6 was a great move,by the way I saw it coming.
Of course how can one not think of the G.O.A.T. the knight sac was one such move,as our dear HCV said,the Opera House game. Unforgettable,indeed.
Whenever we see a razor sharp variation of different openings,the spirit of Morphy seems to hang heavily over the chessboard,like banquo's ghost over macbeth's dining table. That's the Morphy effect on all of us. Thks for a great game by Tahl.

[@JeneralyazedMoaya]

Your channel one of the best chess channel brother thank you⁰

[@garrysekelli6776]

An amazing astonishing chess game by Taaaal.

[@justinnscanlon]

As always,thanks for your work from the USA!

[@martynonions6268]

Fantastic thanks 🙏

[@LoneWolf2308]

Another victim of the mighty Tal!
The magician of Riga was unstoppable in those years...
Keep going & best regards

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

Legendary ! ! !

[@RoughMachine]

he also could play d8 (promoting the queen) instead of Nc6, but effect is same

[@apppaappaa8343]

some people are extraordinary and tal is one of them

[@Luckey900]

Yes the Modern Defense (Pirc-Robatsch and its Variants) appears too Passive it Right !
Our Local Champ and the then Canadian in the "Old Days" specialized in these systems and did ok against the Local Club Patzers
but using this in Strong International Tournaments, both no longer play Chess and got "Day Jobs" ,
says it all........

[@alfonsogarcia6302]

If Tahl would have promoted with d8, KxQ, knight c6 (check) and white Wins too

[@AndreasRothchild]

After Queen D5 why not Bishop D6 check to pick up the white Queen?

[@tarekyahia3466]

Storm tal unstoppable

[@michaellear6904]

Tal!!!!

[@RoughMachine]

Kc6 I saw

[@giovannicorno1247]

Gufeld should have resign earlier, why he didn't is a mystery 🤔
I think Qe7 in place of Be6 would be slightly better ..

[@Ericapires12]

Opera 2.0