Challenge 1040 / 1747

Keres–Tal: one move holds everything together

Candidats Tournament 1962. At move 35 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Mikhail Tal from there.

Tal, Mihail – Keres, Paul

Candidats Tournament 1962 · 0-1

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Mikhail Tal

“The Magician from Riga”

Soviet Era Peak 2705

Opponent: Mikhail Tal
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Beat the personality.
Reward: Paul Keres challenge · Candidats Tournament 1962. At move 35 there is exactly one move for Black, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Mikhail Tal from there.

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The Executioner 0/5
Second Chances 0/5
Technique 0/5
Only Move 0/5
The Karpov File 0/3
The Tal File 0/3
The Fischer File 0/3
Across the Board from Kortschnoj 0/3