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Kirov, N. - Tal, Mihail, Albena, Albena - A55 [1984] ½-½
Annotator: Tal,M

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 Nbd7 4.Bg2 e5 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.e4 Qc7 (8...a6 Ue 38/(80) ) 9.Qc2 (9.b3 Ue 19/88 ) (9.h3 Ue 15/104 ) a6 10.Bg5 (10.Rd1) (10.b3) (10.a3) h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.h3 Be6 13.d5 cxd5 14.cxd5 Bd7 15.Rac1 b5 16.a3 Rfc8 17.Ne1 a5 18.Nd3 Qb6 19.Qb3 Rab8 (19...Rc4 20.a4) 20.Ne2 (20.Na2 Rc4) (20.Rfd1) Rc4 21.Rxc4 bxc4 22.Qxc4 Bb5 (22...Rc8 23.Qa2 Rc2 24.Nc3 Rd2 (24...Qd4 25.Qb1 Qxd3 26.Rd1) 25.Qb1 (25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Nxd1 Qd4) Nh5 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Nxg3 28.Qf3) 23.Qc2 Bxd3 24.Qxd3 Qxb2 25.Rc1 (25.a4 Nd7 #C5 #CDc5-+ ) Rb3 (25...Nd7 26.Rc7 Nc5 27.Qf3 Bf6 28.Qf5) 26.Qa6 Rxa3 27.Rc7 (27.Rc8+ Kh7 28.Rc7 Ra1+ 29.Kh2 Re1 30.Bf3 Rf1 31.Kg2 Qb1 32.Rxe7 Rh1) Bf8 (27...Ra1+ 28.Kh2 Re1 29.Rxe7 Rxe2 30.Qc8+) 28.Qc8 (28.Rc8 Qb4) Qxe2 (28...h5) 29.Rxf7 Nh7 (29...Kxf7 30.Qe6+) 30.h4 (30.Qe6 Ra1+ (30...Ng5 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Qxd6+) 31.Kh2 Ng5 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Qc8+ (33.Qxd6+ Kg8) Kf7 34.Qd7+ Kg8 35.Qxd6 Nf3+ 36.Bxf3 Qxf2+) Qh5 31.Rf5 Qd1+ (31...Qg6 32.h5) 32.Kh2 Nf6 (32...Nf6 33.Rxf6 gxf6 34.Qe6+ Kg7 35.Qd7+ Kh8 36.Qe8)