How good was Tal when he was 12? Kholmov vs Tal

How good was Tal when he was 12? Kholmov vs Tal Ratmir Kholmov - Mikhail Tal [D44] Riga Riga, 1949 [Annotated by Mato] Ratmir was chess master playing simul in Riga. Tal was only 12 Years old 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bxf6 [8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7] 8...gxf6 9.exf6 Bb4 10.Be2 Qxf6 11.0--0 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nd7 13.a4 Bb7 14.Ne5 [14.Rb1 Rg8 15.axb5 c5 16.g3] 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Bf3 Rd8 17.Qc2 Rd3 18.axb5 Rxf3 19.Rxa7 [19.gxf3 Rg8+ 20.Kh1 c5 21.Qd1 Qf4] 19...Qxb5 20.gxf3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Rg8 White resigned 22.Rg1 Qxg1# 0--1 ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "The Best Game Played On Lichess | Lichess Game of the Month: December 2023"    • The Best Game Played On Lichess | Lichess ...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~