Mikhail Tal

Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Bulgaria"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meckarov"]
[Black "Kajkamdzozov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1p3pk1/2p1bqp1/4p3/2P1P3/1P1N2Pp/rR3P1P/3Q2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qf3 2. Qxf3 ( { White can try: } 2. Qf1 Ra1 3. Rb1 Rxb1 4. Ne1 Rxe1 5. b4 Qg2# ) 2... Ra1+ 3. Rb1 Rxb1+ 4. Qd1 Rxd1+ 5. Ne1 Rxe1# 0-1