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Tal clears a path for the queen
Mikhail Tal — Pal Benko
Tal offers a bishop to clear a diagonal. Pawn, queen, rook and knight join the attack until another sacrifice enables the finish.
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Game and history sources
- Fuente / Source: rafaelleitao.com
- Fuente / Source: www.chessbase.ru
- Tal identity portrait (1982): Rob C. Croes / Anefo, Dutch National Archives, CC BY-SA 3.0 Netherlands; cropped and resized
- Benko identity portrait (1964): F.N. Broers / Anefo, Dutch National Archives, CC0; cropped and resized
- Tal portrait license: CC BY-SA 3.0 Netherlands
- Benko portrait license: CC0
- Video adaptation license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).
