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Topic: Interesting game

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richerby

Tallaksen's 23... Rxe3!! is the most beautiful move I've seen in a while.

Silje Bjerke (2071) - Geir Sune Tallaksen (2235)
Troll Masters (4), Gausdal 2002
E32 Nimzo-Indian defence, classical variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Ba6 8.
e3 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ne2 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. b3 Rc8 13. Qd2
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bc2 g5 16. Bg3 Nce4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qc2 d5 19. Qb1? ( Here, Fritz recommends opening up the kingside with 19. Be5 Qe7 20. h4 with approximate equality )
19... f5 20. f3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qf6 22. cxd5 Rc3 23. Kf2 Rxe3!! 24. Nxe6? ( Losing. Fritz gives
24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Qc1 f4 with advantage to Black but definitely not 24. Kxe3 Qe5+ 25. Kd2 Qxd4+ 26. Ke1 Qe3+ 27. Kd1 ( 27. Kc1 Rc8+ 28. Qc2 Qe3+ mates ) 27... Qe2+ 28. Kc1 28... Rc8 29. Qc2 Rxc2# ) 24... Rxe6! 25. dxe6 ( The rook is poisoned. 25. Kg1 Qd4+ 26. Kh2 and a slow, painful death is "best". ) 25... Qd4+ 26. Ke1 Qe3+ 27. Kd1 Qe2+ 28. Kc1 Rc8+ 29. Qc2
Qxc2# 0-1

Onceupon

Masterful.

Gil

I don´t understand why the whites has not been getting tempo for the castling.