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B11 Caro Kann 2 Knights

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack

Mikhail Tal vs Lajos Portisch, 1965

1-0, 27 moves

[Event "Candidates qf1"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Lajos Portisch"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bg4 {Not 4 ... Bf5?! due to the trap line} 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nd7 7. d4 Ngf6 8. Bd3 Nxe4 {Black often plays ... Nd7 & ... Ngf6 to trade Knights on e4 without risking doubled Pawns by Nxf6+} 9. Qxe4 e6 10. 0-0 Be7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Qg4 Bf6 14. Re1 Qb6 15. c4 Nb4 16. Rxe6+!? fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 {Fritz 7 gives 17 ... Be7 18. Bg6+ Kd8 19. Bf5 Qxd4 20. Bf4 and Black is slightly better} 18. Bf4 Rd8 {White threatened 19. Bd6+ but Fritz likes 18 ... Qd8 instead} 19. c5 Nxd3!? {A Queen sacrifice for 3 pieces} 20. cxb6 Nxf4 21. Qg4 Nd5 22. bxa7 Ke7 23. b4 Ra8 {23 ... Nxb4 24. Rb1 & 25. Rxb7+} 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. b5 Rxa7 {25 ... Rhd8 holds} 26. Re6+ Kc7 27. Rxf6! 1-0 {27 ... Nxf6 28. Qxg7+ forks the Rh8 and White will win the endgame} 1-0

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