Mikhail Tal's Magic Benoni Defense

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Known as "The Magician from Riga", Tal was the archetype of the attacking player, developing an extremely powerful and imaginative style of play. The Benoni Defense, often characterized by its dynamic pawn structures and asymmetrical play, offered Tal the perfect canvas to unleash his creative genius.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:11 Ufimtsev
06:27 Reshevsky
12:07 Gurgenidze
16:41 Niemela
21:23 Rotov
26:18 Doroshkievich
Game 1:
Anatoly Ufimtsev vs Mikhail Tal, National Team Championships 1967
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Kh1 Nc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. f4 a6 14. a5 Bd7 15. Bf3 Nb5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Nc4 Rf5 19. Ne3 Rf4 20. Ne2 Rh4 21. g3 Re4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nf4 Nd4 24. Kg2 Qe7 25. Re1 h5 26. Ra3 Re8 27. Ne2 Bh3+ 28. Kxh3 Ng5+ 0-1
Game 2:
Samuel Reshevsky vs Mikhail Tal, Herceg Novi 1970
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. f4 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. a4 c4 13. Bc2 Nc5 14. e5 Ng4 15. h3 Nh6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. g4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bd4 Rg5 21. Bxg7 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Qd4 Bh3+ 24. Kf2 Rg2+ 25. Kf3 Qg5 26. Qf4 Qh5+ 27. Ke3 Re8+ 28. Kd4 Rg4 29. Bf6 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Rxf4+ 31. Rxf4 Qh2 32. Re4 Qf2+ 33. Kxc4 Rc8+ 34. Kb3 Qxf6 0-1
Game 3:
Bukhuti Gurgenidze vs Mikhail Tal, National Championships 1957
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Qc2 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Qh4+ 16. Kf1 Bd4 17. Nd1 Qxh3 18. Bf3 Qh2 19. Ne3 f5 20. Ndc4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Ba6 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Ra3 Rae8 24. Bd2 Nxd5 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5 26. Ke2 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxc4+ 0-1
Game 4:
Ilmari Niemela vs Mikhail Tal, Riga 1959
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. e6 fxe6 13. O-O exd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxg5 18. Rae1 Rf8 19. Rxe6 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Rxf3 21. Re8+ Kg7 22. Rxf3 Qc1+ 23. Bf1 Nc6 24. Rxa8 Ne5 25. Rff8 Ng4 26. Rf3 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Ne4+ 0-1
Game 5:
Boris Rytov vs Mikhail Tal, Keres Memorial 1979
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. f4 c4 12. Kh1 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Rxe5 15. Nxc4 Rf5 16. Bf3 Ng4 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 b6 19. Qc2 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Be5 21. Bd4 Qh4 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. g3 Qf6 24. Bg2 Rae8 25. Qd2 Rf5 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Nd3 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Kg1 Nxb2 30. h3 Nc4 31. Qe1 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Ne5 33. Ne2 Qb2 34. Ng1 Bf1 0-1
Game 6:
Vladimir Doroshkievich vs Mikhail Tal, Yerevan 1975
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. f4 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Kh1 a6 13. Be3 Re8 14. g4 h6 15. g5 hxg5 16. e5 gxf4 17. exf6 Rxe3 18. fxg7 Ne5 19. Bg2 Qg5 20. Ne4 Qh4 21. Qd2 Kxg7 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Rxf2 f3 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nxb7 fxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxd5 27. b3 Nd3 28. Rc2 Re1 0-1
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    @uthoshantm9 ай бұрын

    The moves are so clever! It's on another level altogether.

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    @LS_99-qs5vi9 ай бұрын

    finally a mikhail tal video!

  • @ozymandiasrealista8892
    @ozymandiasrealista88927 ай бұрын

    Tal was the most creative player who ever exist.

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    @field1

    7 ай бұрын

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    6 ай бұрын

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    @ammadigaming

    3 ай бұрын

    me too

  • @handledbymeee
    @handledbymeee9 ай бұрын

    Magician from Riga ❤️

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    @Ryan-kb8ui7 ай бұрын

    This is incredible content. Tal is actually my favorite player, I admire his attacking style and aggressiveness. Also been trying to study the Benoni, great content.

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    @Newton_Xavier9 ай бұрын

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    @drnantz9 ай бұрын

    I imagine that the computers don't like a lot of Tal's sacrifices.

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    @BREAKocean

    9 ай бұрын

    You'd be surprised by some of them. But you're definitely right. The thing is the way to punish some of them is not easy to find

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    @ascanius3987 ай бұрын

    I enjoy your Phrasing of whats happening on the Board quite a lot. The style of channles like agadmator can become to dry. I really like this. Also Tal in the bennoni is a gem in and of itself.

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    @briandoile5011Ай бұрын

    Yes! I play the benoni! As a beginner, I love this.

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    @QuickDotaClips6 ай бұрын

    At 7:30 why not bishop takes the pawn?

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    @pocikprostoi7172

    4 ай бұрын

    Because white then looses pawn at e4

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    @xXPrime_MasterXxАй бұрын

    8:30 Didnt he have a smothered checkmate?

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    @user-xx5rw7zt7eАй бұрын

    Tal is beyond imagination 😮

  • @jonjosenna5581
    @jonjosenna5581Ай бұрын

    If I could play Tal I'd be terrified to take any of his pieces, because he'd just get mad and destroy me !

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    @gunnarsamuelsson46112 ай бұрын

    Tal was GOD

  • @lukemarks3281
    @lukemarks32819 ай бұрын

    8:28 missed smothered mate

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    @erahamzah6983

    9 ай бұрын

    knight can take queen

  • @whollenbeck8

    @whollenbeck8

    7 ай бұрын

    8:28 missed smothered mate...no

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