Mikhail Tal vs Yuri Averbakh
2nd Soviet Team Cup, 1954 · result 1-0 · source: brianerdelyi/ChessPGN (CC0)
Opening: Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit (C47) — this game followed that line's move order.
Mikhail Tal faced Yuri Averbakh in 2nd Soviet Team Cup, 1954. Mikhail Tal won. The game lasted 40 moves. The opening was the Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit (ECO C47).
Black castled queenside on move 16; White did not castle. The first capture came on move 4. Both queens had left the board by move 15.
Mistake: White’s Qf3 drops the winning chances from 48% to 33%.
Mistake: Black’s Ba5 drops the winning chances from 70% to 55%.
Mistake: White’s f3 drops the winning chances from 49% to 33%.
Key moments
Mistake Qf3
White’s Qf3 drops the winning chances from 48% to 33%.
Mistake Ba5
Black’s Ba5 drops the winning chances from 70% to 55%.
Mistake f3
White’s f3 drops the winning chances from 49% to 33%.
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