Tal at his very best...

Mika....

That's unreal. He's not distracted by his opponent's threats at all, and just works on the mate. I wish I could play like that...

I love Tal...
He was a true genius and an artist...

Thank you for sharing this game!

@Anaid

Just read your blog about your meeting with Tal... Imagine my envy... Very well written btw...

RAEL,

   That was the hallmark of Tal's play, he often ignored a threat to come up with an even more powerful stroke of his own.  His career (to some extent) and his life was cut short by kidney disease.

Was this just a regular game?

Yeah I saw this before ... one of the games that got me watching Tal :P .. he's good! ... Ironically enough that rook sac has (I believe) now become 'book' in that line .... I'll have to look it up to make sure.