[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"] [Site "Herceg Novi MNE"] [Date "1970.04.08"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Mikhail Tal (?)"] [Black "Robert James Fischer (?)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne1 O-O 8. f4 a6 9. a4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Be6 11. Bxe6?! { (0.22 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (11. Nd5 Na5 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. b3 h6 14. Nf3 Rfe8 15. Bg3 Bd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxc4) 11... fxe6 12. Bg3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nd4 15. Rab1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Ne5?! { (-0.32 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (16... Nf6) 17. Kg2?! { (0.44 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (17. f4 Ng4 18. f5 c4+ 19. Kh1 d5 20. Qe2 Ne3 21. Bf2 d4 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. fxe6 cxd3) 17... Ng6 18. Ne2 Nh4+ 19. Bxh4 Bxh4 20. b4 Qc7 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. a5 Rf6 23. f4 Raf8 24. Rb6 Bg5 25. e5 Rf5 26. Rxe6?! { (0.05 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (26. Qe3 Qe7 27. h3 R8f7 28. Qe4 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. Nxf4 Qg5+ 31. Kf3 Qh4 32. Rxe6 Qxh3+) 26... Qf7 27. Rd6 Bxf4?? { (-0.96 → 1.89) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } (27... Rxe5 28. Rf2 Qe7 29. Rb6 Ref5 30. Kh1 R5f7 31. Rb1 Qe6 32. Qc3 Qd5+ 33. Rg2 Bf6 34. Qb3) 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Nxf4?! { (1.79 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } (29. Qxf4) 29... Qxf4?! { (1.15 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } (29... Qf5 30. Qe3 Qg4+ 31. Qg3 Rxf4 32. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 33. Kf3 Rh4 34. Kg3 Rb4 35. Rd5 c4 36. Rd7) 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 31. Rd7 Ra4 32. e6 Kf8 33. Rf7+?! { (1.76 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } (33. Kf3 Rh4 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Rxg7 Rxh2 36. Rxb7 Rxc2 37. Ra7 h5 38. Ke4 Re2+ 39. Kf5 c4) 33... Ke8 34. Rxg7 Rxa5 35. Rxb7 Ra2?! { (1.25 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (35... c4 36. d4) 36. Kf3? { (1.91 → 0.64) Mistake. Rxh7 was best. } (36. Rxh7 Rxc2+ 37. Kf3 Rb2 38. Ke4 Re2+ 39. Kf5 Re3 40. h4 Rxd3 41. h5 Rf3+ 42. Ke5 Re3+) 36... Rxc2?! { (0.64 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (36... h5) 37. Rxh7 c4? { (1.79 → 3.75) Mistake. a5 was best. } (37... a5 38. h4) 38. d4 c3 39. d5 Rd2 40. Ke4 c2 41. Rc7 Kd8 42. Rc4 a5 43. h4 a4?? { (2.12 → 10.75) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (43... Ke7 44. h5 Rh2 45. Rc7+ Kd6 46. Rc6+ Ke7 47. h6 Rxh6 48. Rxc2 Rh4+ 49. Ke5 Rh5+ 50. Kd4) 44. Ke5 a3 45. d6?? { (14.33 → 0.00) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } (45. Kd6) 45... Re2+ 46. Kf5?? { (0.00 → -9.11) Blunder. Kd5 was best. } (46. Kd5 Rd2+ 47. Ke5 Re2+) 46... Rf2+?? { (-9.11 → 0.00) Blunder. a2 was best. } (46... a2) 47. Kg4 a2 48. d7?? { (0.00 → -51.14) Blunder. e7+ was best. } (48. e7+ Kd7 49. Rc7+ Kxd6 50. e8=Q Kxc7 51. Qe7+ Kc6 52. Qe6+ Kc7 53. Qe5+ Kd7 54. Qd4+ Ke6) 48... Ke7 49. Rc8 Rd2 50. Re8+ Kf6 51. e7?! { (-21.26 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8+ was best. } (51. Rf8+ Kxe6) 51... Rxd7?! { (Mate in 9 → -50.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a1=Q was best. } { White resigns. } (51... a1=Q 52. Rf8+ Kxe7 53. d8=B+ Rxd8 54. Rf4 Qd1+ 55. Kh3 Qh1+ 56. Kg3 c1=Q 57. Rf7+ Kxf7 58. Kg4) 0-1