Mikhail Tal’s 22-move brilliancy

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Published 2023-10-26
Featured is the chess game between Boris Spassky and Mikhail Tal from the 1979 Montreal Tournament. This 22-move game by Tal was awarded the brilliancy prize. The opening is a Queen’s Indian Defense, Spassky System where Tal obtains the hanging pawns. This is a model game for the hanging pawns structure. This game does an excellent job promoting the hanging pawns by highlighting the thematic central pawn thrust, the weaknesses on f4/f5, and the thematic bishop sacrifice on the kingside.

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All Comments (21)
  • @grouchomcgrouch4150
    0 inaccuracies, 0 mistakes, 0 blunders vs Spassky seems pretty brilliant to me
  • @nicksamek12
    A surprise to see Spassky get rocked in 22!
  • @ghost79ish
    I kind of agree with Tal. This is a great combination, but I've seen him do some things that really made my head spin, this just isn't up there as high as some of his other brilliant tactics, in my opinion.
  • @wh4543
    Three videos in one week what a pleasant surprise thanks Jerry!
  • @alexbaytenov
    What I love about this one is the rook lift with tempo before Bh2. I think most of us (≈1700) would look at the bishop sack, but that rook lift creates so many more beautiful possibilities making the kinda obvious Bh2 so much more powerful and interesting! (Even if it's not the quickest way to win.)
  • @MatanSweeto
    Thank you jerry! Missing your 15/2 or 15/10 chess games!! Been watching them on repeat but would appreciate some new ones! 😁💕
  • @ruantristancarlinsky3851
    Jerry still making videos! You were so instrumental in getting me into the game of chess when I was young. So nostalgic
  • @c2c001
    The patience of having an attack yet not attacking too early
  • @rayclay2
    Tal's brilliancy complemented by Jerry's analysis~!!
  • @ashoksafaya5397
    Just 22 moves at the highest level is certainly a wider to watch.Thanks for your selection choice too.
  • @charbroiledmonk1033
    To me it seems this was awarded a brilliancy prize due to the very symmetrical structure after the opening lending itself to a situation where the smallest of positional missteps led to a crushing attack. It has beauty in its (relative) simplicity, as much as Tal would protest otherwise.