Lev O Alburt vs Mikhail Tal

Taxco Interzonal · 1985 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Lev O Alburt
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Taxco Interzonal
Site Taxco
Round 4
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/2q2ppp/pp1bp3/3p4/Q2P4/4P1P1/PP3PBP/R5K1 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qb3 b6
  9. 9.Nc3 Ba6
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Rfc1 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nd3 Nb8
  14. 14.Ne5 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bf4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Ne8
  17. 17.Nb5 Nd6
  18. 18.Bxd6 Bxd6
  19. 19.Rc2 a6
  20. 20.Nc3 Rc8
  21. 21.Na4 Rxc2
  22. 22.Qxc2 Qc7
  23. 23.Qb3 Bc6
  24. 24.e3 Bxa4
  25. 25.Qxa4

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