David Bronstein vs Mikhail Tal

URS-chT · 1968 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1968.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C32)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1B6/P5k1/6N1/5R1p/1P6/1KP2rb1/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 e4
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.dxe4 Nxe4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bc5
  7. 7.Qe2 Bf5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qe7
  9. 9.Be3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Bxc5 Nxe2
  11. 11.Bxe7 Nxf4
  12. 12.Ba3 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Be4
  14. 14.Ng5 Bxd5
  15. 15.g3 Bxh1
  16. 16.gxf4 c5
  17. 17.Bc4 Bc6
  18. 18.Nxf7 b5
  19. 19.Nd6+ Ke7
  20. 20.Nxb5 Rhf8
  21. 21.Nd4 Bg2
  22. 22.Ne6 Rf5
  23. 23.Rg1 Be4
  24. 24.Nc7 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxg7+ Kf6
  26. 26.Rf7+ Kg6
  27. 27.Re7 Nf6
  28. 28.Ne6 Rc8
  29. 29.b3 Rh5
  30. 30.Ng5 Bd5
  31. 31.Bd3+ Kh6
  32. 32.Bb2 c4
  33. 33.Bf5 c3
  34. 34.Bxc8 cxb2+
  35. 35.Kxb2 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rxa7 Rf2
  37. 37.Ra4 Kg6
  38. 38.Rd4 h5
  39. 39.a4 h4
  40. 40.a5 Bg2
  41. 41.a6 Nh5
  42. 42.Bb7 Nxf4
  43. 43.Rxf4

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