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Tal, Mihail - Petrosian, Tigran V, USSR (ch), USSR - C97 [1975] ½-½
Annotator: Tal,M

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Be6 13.Nf1 (13.d5) (13.Ng5) Nc4 14.d5 (14.Ng5) (14.Ng3) Bc8 15.g4 h5 16.gxh5 Bxh3 (16...Nxh5 17.b3 Nb6 18.Nxe5) (16...Qd7 17.b3 (17.Ng5 Nh7 18.Nxh7 Kxh7 19.b3 Qxh3 20.bxc4 Bg4 21.Re3 Bxd1 22.Rxh3 Bxc2) Nb6 18.Ng5 Nh7 19.Nxh7 Kxh7 20.Re3) 17.N3h2 g6 (17...Bxf1 18.Nxf1 g6 19.Ng3 Kg7 20.Kh1 Rh8 21.Rg1) 18.Ng3 Kg7 19.Kh1 (19.Qf3 Rh8 20.Nf5+ Bxf5 21.h6+ Kh7 22.exf5 g5) Rh8 20.Rg1 Kf8 21.a4 Nb6 (21...Nxh5 22.Nxh5 Rxh5 23.Qxh5 gxh5 24.Bh6+ Ke8 25.Rg8+ Kd7 26.Rxa8) (21...bxa4) 22.axb5 axb5 23.Rxa8+ Nxa8 24.hxg6 (24.Bd3 c4 25.Be2 Nb6) (24.Qf3 gxh5 25.Nf5 Bxf5 (25...Bg4 26.Qg3 Rg8 27.Nxe7 Qxe7 (27...Kxe7 28.Qh4) 28.f3 Bc8 29.Bh6+ Ke8 30.Qxg8+ Nxg8 31.Rxg8+ Kd7 32.Bg5 f6 33.Bh6) 26.Qxf5 Nb6 27.Bg5 Ng4) fxg6 25.Ngf1 Kf7 26.Qf3 (26.f4) Qc8 27.Bg5 (27.Qg3 Bg4) Bxf1 (27...Bg4 28.Qg2 Rh3 29.Nd2 (29.Bxf6 Bf3 30.Qxf3 Rxf3 31.Bxe7 Rxf2) Qh8 30.Ra1) 28.Rxf1 (28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Rxf1) Qg4 (28...Rh3 29.Qg2 Nh5 30.Be3) 29.Qg2 (29.Qg3 Nb6 (29...Rh3 30.Bxf6) ) Nb6 30.Bxf6 Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Bxf6 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Rxa8 Nxa8 34.Nf3 Nb6 35.Kf1