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Let's Review what we learned from Tal:
1. He quickly castled and expanded his pawns into
the center.
2. Although losing a queen can be a game changer
for many players, Tal immediately took the
initiative and activated all his pieces toward the
king.
3. Then he switched his attacks between his
opponent's king and queen, improving his pieces
placement and strengthing their ability to bring the
final blow.
General Rules when Sacrificing to Take
the Initiative:
1. Taking the initiative often means you ignore your
opponent's threat and counter with a stronger one
(if
possible).
2. To weaken the defenses around your opponent's
king you need open files and diagonals. A sacrifice
may achieve this.
3. In many cases, the knight is an essential
attacking piece to weave a mating net.
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Let's Review what we learned from Tal:
1. With Black uncastled, Tal took the initiative by
pushing the e5 pawn to open the center and begin
his attack.
2. Then he ignored Larsen's attacks, sacrificing
pieces, and remained forcussed on his own
FORCING MOVES to further prevent Larsen from
castling.
3. He only took back material when it fit into his
PLAN
of
attack.
4. With the king in the center, his two bishops and
queen were enough material to win the game.
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Let's Review what we learned from Tal:
1. In Tal fashion, he sacrificed his rook to deflect his
only obstacle from maneuvering his knight onto a
decisive square. Brilliant!
2. Tal doesn't side-track from his mission by picking
up stray pieces or pawns but instead captures
material with tempo and the initiative.
3. In true sacrificing style, he used his bishop to rip
away Black's defending pawns.
4. Instead of trading bishops he inserted his knight
into the belly of Black's pieces - interfering with
their communication and adding another critical
piece into the attack. All the while, keeping up the
pressure until his opponent made a fateful mistake.