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Tal, Mihail - Jakobsen, O., Skopje (ol), Skopje - B53 [1972] 1-0
Annotator: Tal,M

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Bd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.Nc3 g6 8.b3 Bg7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Be2 Qa5 11.Rb1 (11.O-O Nxe4) a6 12.a3 (12.O-O b5) Rfc8 13.O-O (13.h3) Bg4 14.Rfe1 (14.Qe3 Qc5) Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rab8 (15...b5 16.e5 (16.b4 Qb6 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Be2 Ne5) dxe5 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Rxe5) 16.Be2 Ne5 17.f4 Qb6+ (17...Nfg4 18.b4 (18.Bxg4) Nxc4 (18...Qb6+ 19.c5 Rxc5 20.Na4) 19.bxa5 Nxd2 20.Bxg4 Nxb1 21.Bxc8 Rxc8 22.Rxb1 Bxc3 23.Rc1 Bd4+) (17...Ned7) 18.Kh1 Neg4 19.Bxg4 Nxg4 20.h3 (20.Nd5 Nf2+ 21.Kg1 Nh3+) Nf6 (20...Nf2+ 21.Kh2 Qd4 (21...Qxb3 22.Nd5) 22.Qxd4 Bxd4 23.Nd5 Bxb2 24.Nxe7+ Kf8 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Rxb2 Nd3 27.Rbe2 Nxe1 28.Rxe1) (20...Qf2 21.Re2 Qh4) 21.Nd5 (21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Rd8 23.Qg5 Qxb3) Nxd5 22.exd5 (22.Bxg7 Nxf4 23.Bd4 Qc7 24.Qxf4 e5) Bxb2 23.Rxb2 Qc7 24.f5 b5 25.fxg6 (25.Qg5 f6 26.Qh6) hxg6 26.Qg5 bxc4 (26...Re8 27.Rbe2 Rb7 28.Re6 Kg7 29.Rxg6+ fxg6 30.Re6) 27.Rxe7 Qc5 (27...c3 28.Rf2) 28.Qf6 (28.b4 c3 29.Rbe2 Qd4 30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Re7+ Kf8 32.Rh7 Qg7) Qxd5 (28...Rf8 29.Re4) 29.bxc4 Qxc4 (29...Qf5 30.Rf2 (30.Rxb8 Qxf6 (30...Rxb8 31.Rxf7) 31.Rxc8+ Kg7 32.Rcc7 Kh6 33.Rxf7 Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Qe5+ 35.Kg1 Qe3+ 36.Rf2 Qxa3 37.Kh2) Qxf6 31.Rxf6) 30.Rf2 Rf8 (30...Rc7 31.Rc2) 31.Rf4 Qc1+ 32.Kh2 Qb2 (32...Rb1 33.Rg4 Qh6 (33...Qg1+ 34.Kg3 Rb3+ 35.Kh4) 34.Rxf7 Rxf7 35.Rxg6+) 33.Rxf7 Qxf6 34.R7xf6 Rxf6 (34...Kg7 35.Rxf8 Rxf8 36.Rxf8 Kxf8 37.Kg3) 35.Rxf6 Kg7 36.Rxd6 a5 37.Rd5 Ra8 38.a4 Ra6 39.Kg3 Kf6 (39...Kh6) 40.Kf4 Ke6 41.Rb5 Kf6 42.Rc5 Rb6 43.Rxa5 Rb4+ 44.Kg3 Rb3+