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Najdorf, Miguel - Tal, Mihail, Beograd, Beograd - D41 [1970] 1-0
Annotator: Najdorf,M

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Nxc3 11.bxc3 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Qc2 g6 (13...h6 14.Qe2) 14.Bh6 (14.Qd2) Re8 15.Qd2 (15.Bb5) Rc8 16.h4 Na5 (16...Bxh4 17.Nxh4 Qxh4 18.Bg5) 17.Ng5 (17.h5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Qd5 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Be4 Qh5 21.Kg2 Nc4 22.Qc1 Ba3 23.Qf4 Bd6) Bf8 18.Bxf8 Rxf8 19.h5 (19.Re3 Nc4 20.Bxc4 Rxc4 21.Rg3 e5) Nc4 20.Bxc4 (20.Qf4 h6 21.Nxe6 (21.Nh3 g5 22.Qg3 Nb2) (21.Ne4 g5 22.Qg3 Qc7 23.Qf3 f5 24.Bxc4 Qxc4 25.Nf6+ Rxf6 26.Qxb7 Rc7) fxe6 22.Qxh6 Qf6) Rxc4 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Qf4 [#C5 #CAh4] Qd5 (22...Kg7 23.Qxf7+) 23.f3 Kg7 24.Ne4 (24.Re5 Qd7 25.Kf2 Rh8 26.Rae1 Bd5 27.R5e3 Qc7) Qf5 (24...f6 25.Kf2 (25.Nd6 e5) ) 25.Qg3 Bxe4 26.fxe4 Qa5 (26...Qh5 27.Re3 Rh8 28.Rf1) 27.Re3 Rfc8 28.Rf1 Rxc3 29.Ref3 R8c7 30.Qf4 Kg8 31.Qd6 Rxf3 (31...Qg5 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Qb8+ Kg7 34.Qxa7) 32.Qd8+ Kg7 33.Rxf3 Qe1+ 34.Kh2 Rc3 35.Qf6+ Kh6 36.Qf4+ Kh7 37.Qxf7+ Kh6 38.Qf4+ Kh7 (38...Kh5 39.g4+ Kh4 40.Qh6+) 39.Qf7+ (39.Rf1) Kh6 40.Qf8+ Kh5 41.Qh8+ Kg5 42.Qe5+ Kh6 43.Qf4+ Kh7 44.Rf1 Qe2 (44...Qe3 45.Qh4+ Kg7 46.Rf4) 45.Qf7+ Kh6 46.Qf8+ Kh5 (46...Kg5 47.Qf6+ Kh5 48.Qe5+ Kh6 49.Rf4 Qe1 50.Rg4 Kh7 51.Qf6) 47.Rf4 Qe1 48.Qh8+ Kg5 49.Qe5+ Kh6 50.Rg4