Tal’s queen sacrifice

Objective: White to move. Find the combination that preserves an advantage of at least 2.5.

Position and task condition

Black threatens to invade on a1, but the king has very few squares. White must begin a forcing sequence before the defence consolidates.

Theme: Queen sacrifice and overload

Mikhail Tal – Vasily Smyslov · 1959 · Candidates Tournament, Bled

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