David Bronstein vs Mikhail Tal

Tallinn · 1973 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tallinn
Site Tallinn
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/1p4pp/p1nk1p2/n1Npp3/3P4/1P2PP1P/P2K2P1/2N5 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bg4
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Bb5 Nd7
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Rc1 Rc8
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.Nd2 Bxe2
  14. 14.Nxe2 Qb6
  15. 15.Qb3 Qb4
  16. 16.Qxb4 Nxb4
  17. 17.Rxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.Rc1 Rxc1+
  19. 19.Nxc1 f6
  20. 20.Kf1 Kf7
  21. 21.Ke2 Nb6
  22. 22.Nb1 Nc4
  23. 23.b3 Na5
  24. 24.Nc3 a6
  25. 25.f3 Ke8
  26. 26.Bg3 Kd7
  27. 27.Kd2 Bd6
  28. 28.Bxd6 Kxd6
  29. 29.Na4 e5
  30. 30.Nc5 Nbc6

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