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Tal, Mihail - Hjartarson, Johann, Reykjavik, Reykjavik - C99 [1987] 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Bd7 13.Nf1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rac8 15.Ne3 Nc6 16.d5 Nb4 17.Bb1 a5 18.a3 Na6 19.b4 g6 20.Bd2 axb4 (20...Nh5 21.Bd3 Nf4 22.Bf1 f5 23.Qb3 /\ Ne5 Kh8 24.Rac1 Qb7) 21.axb4 Qb7 22.Bd3 N; 22.Nh2 Nh5? - 41/415; 22...Ne8; 22...Bd8 Nc7 23.Nc2 /\ Na1-b3-a5, /\ Na3 Nh5 24.Be3 Ra8 25.Qd2 Rxa1 (25...f5 26.Bh6 Rfb8 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Nxe5 dxe5 29.d6 Bxd6 30.Qg5+) 26.Nxa1 f5 27.Bh6 Ng7 (27...Ra8 28.exf5 (28.Nb3 fxe4 29.Bxe4 Nf6 30.Na5 Nxe4) gxf5 29.Nxe5 dxe5 30.d6) 28.Nb3 f4 29.Na5 Qb6 30.Rc1 (30.Nh2 /\ Be2-g4 ) Ra8 (30...Rc8 31.Qc2 Nce8 32.Qxc8 Bxc8 33.Rxc8) 31.Qc2 Nce8 32.Qb3 Bf6 33.Nc6 Nh5 34.Qb2 (34.Nfxe5 Bxe5 (34...dxe5 35.d6+ Kh8 36.Qf7) 35.Nxe5 dxe5 36.d6+ Kh8 37.Qd5 Qxd6 38.Qxa8 Qxd3 39.Qd8 Qd6) Bg7 (34...Rc8 >= ) 35.Bxg7 Kxg7 (35...Nhxg7 36.Qe2 Nc7 37.Nh2) 36.Rc5 Qa6 (36...dxc5 37.Nfxe5 Kg8 38.Nxd7 Qa6 39.bxc5) (36...Nc7 37.Ncxe5) (36...Bxc6 37.Rxc6) 37.Rxb5 Nc7 (37...Bxc6 38.dxc6 Nc7 39.Ra5 (39.Rb8 Qxc6 40.b5 Rxb8) (39.Rd5 Qa1+ 40.Qxa1 Rxa1+ 41.Kh2 Nxd5 42.exd5 Nf6) Qxc6 (39...Qxd3 40.Rxa8 Nxa8 41.Qa1) 40.Nxe5 dxe5 41.Qxe5+ Nf6 42.Rc5) 38.Rb8 Qxd3 39.Ncxe5 Qd1+ (39...dxe5 40.Qxe5+ Nf6 (40...Kh6 41.Qg5+ Kg7 42.Qe7+ Kh6 43.Qf8+) 41.Qe7+ Kh6 42.Qf8+ Kh5 43.Qxf6) 40.Kh2 Ra1 41.Ng4+ (41.Nxd7+ Kh6) Kf7 42.Nh6+ (42.Ng5+ Ke7) Ke7 43.Ng8+ (43.Ng8+ Kf7 44.Ng5#)