Ashot Anastasian vs Mikhail Tal

Yerevan · 1986 · English Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Ashot Anastasian
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Yerevan
Site Yerevan
Date 1986.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Q2kp/2R1pq2/7p/3pP2P/7B/1r6/4K3 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.Rb1 b5
  9. 9.Nd4 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.a3 e5
  12. 12.Nb3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bg5 Be6
  14. 14.Nc5 Qd6
  15. 15.Nxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.e4 d4
  17. 17.Ne2 Ng4
  18. 18.h4 Kh8
  19. 19.Bh3 Nh6
  20. 20.Rc1 Nf7
  21. 21.Bd2 Bf6
  22. 22.Qb3 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rc2 Nfd8
  24. 24.Rfc1 Re7
  25. 25.Kg2 Rc7
  26. 26.a4 Rb8
  27. 27.axb5 Rxb5
  28. 28.Qa4 Ra7
  29. 29.f4 Nb4
  30. 30.fxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Rc8 Nxd3
  32. 32.Bg5 Rd7
  33. 33.Bxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.R1c6 Qf8
  35. 35.Rxd8 Qxd8
  36. 36.Qc4 Ne1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Rb4
  38. 38.Qxa6 Bxg3+
  39. 39.Nxg3 Rxb2+
  40. 40.Kxe1 Qf6
  41. 41.Qc8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Nh5+ gxh5
  43. 43.Qd7+

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