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Tal, Mihail - Petursson, M., Reykjavik, Reykjavik - A35 [1987] 1-0

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 2...Nf6 - 43/(44) 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.Nc2 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.O-O Bd7 10.b3 a6 11.Bb2 Rb8 (11...Qa5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxg7 Ne3) 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxg7 Ne3 14.Nxe3 Kxg7 15.Qc1 Be6 16.Rd1 Qb6 17.h4 (17.Bd5 Bh3) Ne5 (17...h5 18.Bd5) 18.Qc3 f6 19.Rd4 Qc7 20.f4 Nc6 21.Re4 Bg8 22.Rd1 e5 (22...e6 23.Nc2) 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.cxd5 Qb6+ 25.e3 Ne7 26.Bh3 Nf5 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Rb4 (28.Rc4 Rbc8) Qa7 (28...Rfc8 29.Rxb6 Rxc3 30.Rxd6 Rxe3 31.Kf2 exf4 32.gxf4 Rbe8) 29.Rc4 Rbc8 30.Kf2 Rxc4 31.Qxc4 Qc5 (31...Qb6 32.Rc1) 32.Qxc5 dxc5 33.Rc1 (33.fxe5 fxe5 34.e4 Kf6 (34...fxe4+ 35.Ke3) 35.exf5 Rg8) b6 34.fxe5 fxe5 35.e4 Kf6 36.exf5 Rd8 37.Rd1 Kxf5 38.Ke3 e4 39.d6 Ke5 40.g4 b5 41.g5 (41.d7 c4 42.bxc4 bxc4 43.Rd4 c3 44.Rxe4+ Kd5 45.Rd4+ Ke5 46.Rd1 c2 47.Rc1 Rxd7 48.Rxc2) Rxd6 42.Rxd6 Kxd6 43.Kxe4 Ke6 44.a4 bxa4 45.bxa4 a5 (45...c4 46.h5 c3 47.Kd3 Kf5 48.g6 hxg6 49.hxg6 Kxg6 50.Kxc3) 46.h5 (46.h5 c4 47.Kd4 Kf5 48.Kxc4 Kxg5 49.Kb5 Kxh5 50.Kxa5)