Yeres shows an excellent example! Initially, when I took a look at the positions, I couldn't see a promising line at all. Great Tal!
how much logic was behind tal's sacrafices
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Oh Wow! Qc3+ Kb8 Nxd7+ and black is a full rook down. Only great players like Tal can find moves like Qc3+. I was hesitant about Rf4 and Nxf7 coz that's an easy-to-spot tactics and Tal would've played something extraordinary like he did. Thanks for sharing such an amazing game, Yeres!
MelvinDoucet changed the way we view Chess:
More than there was in front of them.
tal's sacrifices were all nonsense but he was so intimidating that it worked for him
Dec 1, 2014
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#26
Funny Botvinnik quote: If Tal offers a sacrificial, take then think. If I offer a sacrifice, think then take. If Petrosian offers a sacrifice, resign.
patzermike has a version of a great quote:
Funny Botvinnik quote: If Tal offers a sacrificial, take then think. If I offer a sacrifice, think then take. If Petrosian offers a sacrifice, resign.
patzermike, I know this differently...
If Tal sacrifices, accept.
If I (Botvinnik) sacrifice, decline.
If Petrosian sacrifices, go into a deep think.
another version of this originating with a Fischer idea/comment is:
If Spassky sacrifices, resign.
Sorry, my edition is crossed up a little.
I believe it goes:
If Tal sacrifices, accept.
If I (Botvinnik) sacrifice, think it over.
If Petrosian sacrifices, resign.
patzermike, Your version was very close to correct.
I quibble with the part where you said "take" if Botvinnik sacrifices.
Dec 1, 2014
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#29
Well, doubtless these quotes get a bit altered after multiple retellings. If you researched the quote I'll take your word for the correct version.
ghostofmaroczy wrote:
Sorry, my edition is crossed up a little.
I believe it goes:
If Tal sacrifices, accept.
If I (Botvinnik) sacrifice, think it over.
If Petrosian sacrifices, resign.
patzermike, Your version was very close to correct.
I quibble with the part where you said "take" if Botvinnik sacrifices.
ghostofmaroczy brought Spassky in to it:
another version of this originating with a Fischer idea/comment is:
If Spassky sacrifices...
Fischer's comment about Spassky is reputed to have come from this Spassky game:
Note 16...Nc6
Fischer's quote was:
"Spassky can blunder away a piece and you don't know if it is a mistake or a really deep sacrifice."
Dec 1, 2014
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#31
G.A. Thomas once remarked: When I play Alekhine I never know what he will do next. When I play Capablanca I always know what he will do next, but there is nothing I can do about it.
patzermike mentioned Alekhine:
G.A. Thomas once remarked: When I play Alekhine I never know what he will do next. When I play Capablanca I always know what he will do next, but there is nothing I can do about it.
That makes a contrast with Rudolf Spielmann who said,
"I can see the combinations Alekhine plays, but I can't get into the same positions."
Alekhine's greatest skill always seems to be setting up dynamic positions in the early middlegame.
Rf4 Qg5 Nxf7 for white?