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In the "Finegold Defense" , the authors dismiss this line, giving only 1 2 .'\Wxc4?! ib7+. Of course, nothing could prepare them for the dazzling supernova explosion to come.

Now, fully armed with these motifs, we can more easily appreciate Tal 's missed opportunity, and more importantly, not confuse the two positions!A sequel rarely lives up to the original, but alas, I shall try. After 6 . . . �c5 (or 6 . . . �b4) , tt'l dxe7t! Silicon butchery. 28 . . . tt'lxe7 29.tt'lxd6 '1Wd7 30.tt'lxc8 '1Wxc8 3 l . f5 g5 32 .'1Wd6+- gc7 33 .'1Wd8t '1Wxd8 (33 . . . .le8 34.gxc5 gxc5 3 5 .'1Wxe7 +-) 34.gxd8t .le8 3 5 . gxe8t s!rf7 36.gf8# l .e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.�xc3 e6 5.�f3 � c6 6.J.c4 Y!lc7 7.0-0 � f6 8.�b5 Y!lbs 9.e5 �g4 IO.J.f4! a6D l l .�d6t J.xd6 12.exd6 0-0

ixd6 .ixd6 25.e5 .idS! "Closing time James. Last call?" (Trevelyan, GoldenEye) 26.tLlxd5 .lxe5 27.� b4t �c7 28.�xa6t The white king waves farewell to his enemy before 20J!hb l # delivers the execution. Before pounding on the temple doors, we rustle in the Taylor's theoretical weeds. l .�e5t rJld8 (2 I . . .rJlffi 22.i.xh6 gxh6 23.�xh8t rJle7 24J�e I t rJlxd6 2 5 .�e5t Wc6 26-l:k l t) 22.�xg7 and simple butchery succeeds. 8 Even "The Boss" himself, arguably the greatest player of all time, Garry Kasparov (also known as "The Beast from Baku"), has come to experience the Morra's sharp sword. To his credit, Kasparov only faces the gambit here in a simul against the young and future GM Landa, so he could not give the defensive effort his full power. Too bad no one ever had the nerve to play the Morra against Kasparov in a real tournament! One thing is certain the legendary World Champion is not a man known to decline a fight. l:'� xd5! exd5 1 6.ll'lcd6t �d7 1 7 . .if4 .ixbS ( 1 7 . . . .ixd6 1 8 ."1Wg4t±) 1 8 ."11M xb5t ll'l c6 1 9."11Mxd5 +- The queen arrives through the p�� tal to pay the king an up-close personal VISit.

Endgame specialists, rejoice! 12 . . . Wfh5 ? ! 1 3 .g4! Wl'g6 1 4.i.a4 e5 ( 1 4 . . . �c8 1 5 .'We3 i.e7 1 6.i.xc6t �xc6 1 7.WI'a7±) 1 5 .i.e3 First 1 9.'11Nxc6t, intending 1 9 . . . '11Nd7 20.'11Na 8t '11Nd 8 2 I .tt'lxd6t is a shade more accurate, but that is the only inaccuracy in this bullet encounter which features some of my finest preparation. gxe8 1 5 .:gxe8t i.f8 1 6.:gxf8t i>g7 1 7.:gxf7t ci>h6 1 8.i.f8t i>h5 1 9 .:gxh7t t2J h6 20J!xh6t ci>g4 2 l .:gxg6t+- The white rook gorges upon the enemy! I l .'?Bd2 t2J g4 1 2.i.b5! Cutting off the queen from her army ensures that chaos engulfs the board. l U�acl 0-0 1 2.h3 Only now, with all of our pieces developed and in optimal central positions, do we start with the flank pawn moves.

Now, I digress. Groggy in the morning while visiting my family, I logged onto the ICC, sending out an open 3-minute challenge. Low and behold, ex-FIDE World Champion Ponomariov accepts and the game abruptly begins (ah, the joys of Internet chess} . Somewhere around the first few seconds, I hear a shout from across the house: "Honey, come downstairs, pancakes are ready. . . "e6! Tal's favorite knight sacrifice will appear repeatedly in the Windy City. 1 3 . . . fxe6 1 4.�h5t! g6 1 5 .fxg6 � f6 1 6.g7t+­ The queen disappears, but only for an instant!