[Event "Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates"]
[Site "Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1959.09.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikhail Tal"]
[Black "Vasily Smyslov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "chess-teacher.com"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Nd7 5. d4 {1. To take is a mistake} dxe4 6.
Nxe4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Ngf6 8. Bg5 (8. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 8... Be7 9. O-O-O O-O (9... Nxe4
10. Qxe4) 10. Nd6 Qa5 (10... Bxd6 11. Qxd6) 11. Bc4 {2. Complete Opening
Development ("Mission 1")} (11. a3) 11... b5 12. Bd2 {3. Counterattack Over
Passive Defense} (12. Bb3 c5 13. Qf4 c4) 12... Qa6 13. Nf5 {Everyday people:
let's not overcomplicate matters. Tal: let's not oversimplify matters.} (13.
Bb3 c5) 13... Bd8 14. Qh4 {4. Bring your Q into the attack. Tal later called
his attack "pure improvisation"} bxc4 15. Qg5 {5. Invade and make threats. "I
like to grasp the initiative"} Nh5 (15... g6 16. Bc3 {His opponent’s
complained that Tal’s bishop is too tall. But no, it was too Tal.}) 16. Nh6+
(16. Qxh5 Nf6 17. Qg5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Qxa2) 16... Kh8 17. Qxh5 Qxa2 (17... gxh6
18. Bc3+) 18. Bc3 Nf6 (18... Bc7 19. Nxf7+ Kg8 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8) 19.
Qxf7 $3 (19. Qc5 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Ne4+) (19. Nxf7+ Kg8) 19... Qa1+ (19... Rxf7 {
"Don't judge a rook by its cover" : )} 20. Rxd8+ Ng8 21. Rxg8#) 20. Kd2 Rxf7 (
20... Ne4+ 21. Ke2 Nxc3+ 22. bxc3 Be7 (22... Rxf7 23. Rxd8+) (22... Qa3 23.
Qg8+ $3 Rxg8 24. Nf7#)) (20... Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rxf7 22. Nxf7+ Kg8 23. Nxd8) 21.
Nxf7+ Kg8 22. Rxa1 Kxf7 23. Ne5+ Ke6 24. Nxc6 Ne4+ 25. Ke3 $1 Bb6+ 26. Bd4 {
Black resigned.} 1-0
