Tal vs Campomanes
Leipzig Olympiad | ?
445
[Event "Leipzig Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Campomanes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann: 3.Nc3"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 {The early development of the knight is
inappropriate in this opening, since the e-pawn can advance all the way to
e6.} 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 {This fractures Black's pawn structure and creates
weaknesses on the light squares on the kingside.} 5... fxe6 6. Bd3 { White
threatens checkmate if Black is not careful.} 6... Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. h4 c5
{Black tries to get some breathing room.} 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Qe2 { White prevents
Black from establishing a strong center with 10...e5.} 10... Bg7 11. Bd2 Qc7
12. O-O-O e5 {Black has concentrated on reaching this goal, but the kingside
is where the action is.} 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. h5 gxh5 { Taking with the
knight would also have been dangerous.} 16. Nfd4 { The pin on the pawn at e5
makes this move playable.} 16... Bg4 17. f3 e4 { Black is in a woeful
position, and the future president of the World Chess Federation tries to
complicate the position. But his skills in this regard were not remotely close
to those of the newly crowned World ChampionTal!} 18. fxg4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 exd3
20. Rxd3 {After a series of forced moves material balance is restored, but
Black's king is still stuck in the center and his forces are scattered.} 20...
Ne4 {The only assets in Black's position are the centralized pawn at d5 and
knight at e4. The only defensive piece is the bishop at g7. Watch how quickly
Tal reduces these to rubble.} 21. Nf5 Qe5 22. Nxg7+ Qxg7 {Campomanes, who
loves tactics above all else, must have felt pretty good here, since it seems
that the initiative is now in his hands, thanks to the attack on the bishop.
Next move he will castle to safety...NOT!} 23. Rxd5 {A brilliant move which
recognizes that a king stuck in the center is an easy target which does not
require a full complement of pieces to checkmate. } 23... Nxg5 24. Qb5+ Kf7
25. Rf1+ Kg6 26. Qd3+ Kh6 27. Rh1 1-0
1-0
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