Monday, December 31, 2012

The twelve puzzles of Xmas


Position from a variation which did not take place.

What was the variation and in what game might it have occurred?
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMon Dec 31, 10:42:00 am 2012

    Was Tal black?

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  2. Jonathan BMon Dec 31, 11:09:00 am 2012

    I don't recognise this one either.

    I got the first couple, but I've been drawing a blank for the last few days.

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  3. ejhMon Dec 31, 03:22:00 pm 2012

    Tal? Yes.

    If anybody's been looking at an old Chess in Art posting this afternoon, by the way, apologies. No idea how that happened, but I have now removed it.

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  4. John CoxTue Jan 01, 11:53:00 pm 2013

    Is this that absurd Portisch-Tal game in which Portisch was half a set up but got confused and missed various wins?

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  5. ejhWed Jan 02, 08:36:00 am 2013

    Yes it is. Interzonal, 1964, and more wins were missed than the one illustrated here.

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