Swobodin v Brně

Many sacrifices don’t require concrete calculation at all. It is sufficient to only glance at the arising position to convince us that the sacrifice is correct.
Thus used to think Mikhail Tal, the Magician from Riga: no calculation, only intuition!

Tal - Smyslov, Bled 1959
1.Qxf7!
Now if
1...Rxf7 2.Rxd8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8+ Ng8 4.Nf7#
1...Qa1+ White King can be hidden and Black can’t get perpetual check…
 
Picked from http://www.wtharvey.com/tal.html

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