Tal, Mihail – Keller, Dieter (Zurich 1959), presented by Andreas
White to move and win.
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1- Rb7+ Kxb7
2- Qd7+ Kb8
3- d8=R+
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3- … Rxd8
4- Qxd8+ …
5- Qd7+ …
6- Qxc6 …
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I do admit to having found post #1 kind of funny. All that action happens on e8, though, not d8.
Is there anything even stronger I overlooked?
If you overlooked something, so did Tal.
So my question is…what should Keller have played, immediately before this position, instead of …R(e4)e5? It is a strong position for Black’s rook, but not until the White pawn on e7 is removed.