[Event "Semi Finals Youth Championship"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1949.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Artur Nevitsky (?)"] [Black "Mikhail Tal (?)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O d6 6. d3?! { (0.73 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (6. Nd5 Ba5 7. b4 Bb6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. c3 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Qd3 Rxd8 14. Rac1 Nxb5 15. Qxb5 c6) 6... O-O { C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation } 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nd8 11. Rfe1 c6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. axb3 Ne6 15. d4 Nf4 16. g3 Ng6 17. c4 Rfd8 18. Ra4 a6 19. c3 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rb4?! { (-0.20 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qe2 Qe6 24. c4 bxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxc4 26. bxc4 Ra4 27. Rc1 exd4 28. Nxd4 Ne5 29. f4 Nd3 30. Rd1 Nb2) 21... Ra5 22. c4 Rda8?! { (-1.07 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (22... c5 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 24. cxb5 Nxh4 25. Nxh4 cxd4 26. Qb4 Qb7 27. f3 d5 28. exd5 Qb6 29. Nf5 Nxd5 30. Qc4 d3+ 31. Kg2 d2 32. Rd1) 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Qc3?! { (0.08 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qd3 Rb8 26. Kg2 Qe6 27. h3 Qe7 28. Rc1 h5 29. Qc2 h4 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 hxg3 32. fxg3 f6 33. h4 Ra2+) 24... Nxh4 25. Nxh4 g6?! { (-1.01 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (25... d5 26. dxe5 Nxe4 27. Qd4 Ra2 28. Rxb5 Rd2 29. Qb4 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Nxf2 31. Ra4 Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Rb8 33. Nf3 Rb2 34. Nd4 Nf2+ 35. Kg1) 26. Nf3 Ng4?! { (-0.48 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (26... d5 27. Qc5 Qb7 28. dxe5 Nxe4 29. Qe3 Ra1 30. e6 fxe6 31. Qxh6 Qf7 32. Qe3 Rxe1+ 33. Nxe1 Ra2 34. Nd3 Ra1+ 35. Ne1 Qe8 36. f3) 27. h3 exd4 28. Nxd4 Nf6?! { (0.14 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (28... Ne5 29. Rc1 Ra2 30. Rxb5 Nd7 31. Rb7 Qf6 32. Nf5 Qxc3 33. Rxc3 Nc5 34. Nxh6+ Kg7 35. Rxc5 dxc5 36. Nxf7 Kf6 37. Nd6 Ke5 38. Rb6) 29. Nc6 Qc7 30. Rc1 R5a6 31. f3?! { (0.21 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } (31. Qxf6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Qxc6 33. Kg2 Re8 34. Rd4 Re6 35. Qf3 Kg7 36. h4 Qc2 37. Rd5 Qxe4 38. Qxe4 Rxe4 39. Rxb5 Re2 40. Rb6 d5) 31... d5?! { (-0.62 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (31... Nh5 32. Rxb5 d5 33. Ne5 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 dxe4 35. Rbc5 Nxg3 36. Kf2 Nf5 37. fxe4 Ra2+ 38. Rc2 Nd4 39. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 40. Kg3 Rb2 41. Rc7) 32. e5?! { (0.00 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } (32. Qxf6 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Rf8 34. Ne7+ Kh7 35. Qxa6 Qxf3+ 36. Ke1 Qe3+ 37. Kd1 Qd3+ 38. Ke1 Qe3+) 32... Ra2?! { (-1.00 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (32... Kh7 33. Nd4 Qxe5 34. Qe1 Qd6 35. Nxb5 Qd7 36. g4 Rc8 37. Rc3 Re6 38. Re3 Rce8 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Qc3 Qe7 41. Nd4 Re1+ 42. Kf2) 33. Rxb5 Nh5 34. Rxd5?? { (-0.57 → -3.08) Blunder. f4 was best. } (34. f4 Kh7 35. Qe3 Ra1 36. Rc5 d4 37. Qe1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qd7 39. e6 fxe6 40. Qd2 Nxg3 41. Ne5 Qd5 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Nh5) 34... Nxg3 35. Rd2?? { (-2.06 → -4.68) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } (35. Qc5 Qb7 36. Rb1 Ne2+ 37. Kh1 Qa6 38. Re1 Ra1 39. Rdd1 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 Ng3+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kxg3 Qxd1 43. Qe3 Ra2 44. Nd4 Qh1) 35... Ne2+ 36. Rxe2 Rxe2 37. Qc5?! { (-4.71 → -6.12) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (37. Qd4 Raa2 38. Qd8+ Qxd8 39. Nxd8 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Rag2+ 42. Kf1 Rd2 43. Kg1 Rxh3 44. Nc6 Rxf3 45. b4 Rb2 46. Rd1 Kg7) 37... Kh7 38. Kf1? { (-5.24 → -12.68) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } (38. Qd6 Qb7 39. Nd4 Rd2 40. e6 Qa7 41. exf7 Qxd4+ 42. Qxd4 Rxd4 43. Kf2 Kg7 44. f8=N Rxf8 45. Rc3 Kf6 46. Kg3 Rb4 47. Rc6+ Ke5) 38... Raa2 39. Nd4?! { (-11.52 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7 was best. } (39. Qa7 Rxa7 40. Kxe2 Ra6 41. b4 Rxc6 42. Rxc6 Qxc6 43. Kd3 Qxf3+ 44. Kc4 Qe2+ 45. Kb3 Qb5 46. Ka3 Qxe5 47. Ka4 Qd4 48. Ka5 Qa7+) 39... Qxc5? { (Mate in 10 → -7.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf2+ was best. } (39... Rf2+ 40. Kg1 Qd8 41. Nc2 Re2 42. Qf2 Rxf2 43. Kxf2 Qd2+ 44. Kg3 Qxc1 45. h4 Rxc2 46. h5 Qg5+ 47. Kh3 Qg2+ 48. Kh4 g5#) 40. Rxc5 Red2 41. Rc1 Rxd4 42. Ke1 Rdd2 43. b4? { (-7.71 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } (43. Ra1 Re2+ 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45. Kg1 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rag2+ 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Kg1 Rxh3 50. Rf1 Rg3+ 51. Kh1 Rxb3 52. f4 Rh3+) 43... Rh2 { White resigns. } 0-1