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"Tal played like a Pirate!" - Notable game: Tal vs Smyslov - Candidates Tournament 1959

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â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq â–ºOr support via Patreon page: https://goo.gl/lfosGM â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher â–ºPlay and follow broadcasts at Chess24: https://chess24.com/premium?ref=kingscrusher [Event "Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates"] [Site "Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG"] [Date "1959.10.18"] [EventDate "1959.09.07"] [Round "22"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Mikhail Tal"] [Black "Vasily Smyslov"] [ECO "B84"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. f4 b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. a3 Qc7 11. Qe1 Be7 12. Kh1 Rb8 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15. Qg3 Bf8 16. Rae1 e5 17. Nf5 Kh8 18. Qh4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Re3 g6 21. Nh6 Bg7 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 f6 24. Be4 g5 25. Qf5 Bxh6 26. Qxf6+ Bg7 27. Qf5 Ng6 28. Rh3 Bxb2 29. Qxg6 Re7 30. Rh6 Rg8 31. Qf5 Bc8 32. Qf3 g4 33. Qd3 Be5 34. c4 bxc4 35. bxc4 Reg7 36. c5 dxc5 37. d6 Qa7 38. Bd5 Rd8 39. Qe4 Bd4 40. Qf4 Rgd7 41. Rf6 1-0 Thumbnail Tal Picture Harry Pot [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons Smyslov By Suyk, Koen / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons

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