David Bronstein vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch43 · 1975 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 121 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch43
Site Yerevan
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 121
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P5p/2b3p1/8/1K3Q1P/3r3k/8/8 b - - 2 121

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.N5c3 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bb7
  11. 11.Nd2 Nd7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rc8
  13. 13.Bg3 a6
  14. 14.Kh1 Nd4
  15. 15.Bd3 Ne5
  16. 16.Bb1 Bh4
  17. 17.Bf4 Nxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Rxc4
  19. 19.Qd3 Rc5
  20. 20.Be3 e5
  21. 21.Rcd1 Re8
  22. 22.a3 b5
  23. 23.Ba2 Bf6
  24. 24.Bd5 Bc8
  25. 25.f4 Qe7
  26. 26.f5 Bd7
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rec8
  28. 28.Ba2 Bc6
  29. 29.b4 Rxc3
  30. 30.Qxc3 Nxf5
  31. 31.Rc1 Nxe3
  32. 32.Rxe3 Bg5
  33. 33.Rf3 Bxc1
  34. 34.Rxf7 Qxf7
  35. 35.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  36. 36.Qxc1 Bb7
  37. 37.Qe3 Bxe4
  38. 38.Kg1 Bd5
  39. 39.Qd3 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Ke6
  41. 41.Qh3+ Kf6
  42. 42.Qh4+ Kg6
  43. 43.Qg3+ Kf6
  44. 44.Qd3 Be6
  45. 45.Qxd6 Rc2+
  46. 46.Ke1 Rxg2
  47. 47.h4 Ra2
  48. 48.Qxa6 Kf5
  49. 49.Qxb5 Ra1+
  50. 50.Kd2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kc1 Ra1+
  52. 52.Kb2 Ra2+
  53. 53.Kb1 Rxa3
  54. 54.Qc5 Rd3
  55. 55.b5 Bd5
  56. 56.Qc8+ Kf4
  57. 57.Qf8+ Ke3
  58. 58.Qc5+ Kf4
  59. 59.Kc1 Be4
  60. 60.Qc7 Rd5
  61. 61.Qf7+ Ke3
  62. 62.Qa7+ Kd3
  63. 63.Qf2 Rd4
  64. 64.Qc2+ Ke3
  65. 65.Qc7 Rd5
  66. 66.Qa7+ Ke2
  67. 67.Qa2+ Ke3
  68. 68.Qa3+ Ke2
  69. 69.Qb2+ Ke3
  70. 70.Qc3+ Ke2
  71. 71.Qc4+ Ke3
  72. 72.Qb3+ Rd3
  73. 73.Qe6 Rd5
  74. 74.Qc6 Ke2
  75. 75.Qc4+ Ke3
  76. 76.b6 Rd7
  77. 77.Qe6 Rd5
  78. 78.Qh3+ Bf3
  79. 79.Qh2 Rd1+
  80. 80.Kc2 Rd5
  81. 81.Qg1+ Ke2
  82. 82.Qh2+ Ke3
  83. 83.Kc3 g6
  84. 84.Qg1+ Kf4
  85. 85.Qg5+ Ke4
  86. 86.Qf6 Ke3
  87. 87.Kb4 Be4
  88. 88.Kc4 Rd4+
  89. 89.Kc5 Rd5+
  90. 90.Kb4 Rd4+
  91. 91.Ka5 Rd1
  92. 92.Ka6 Ra1+
  93. 93.Kb5 Rb1+
  94. 94.Ka4 Ra1+
  95. 95.Kb3 Rb1+
  96. 96.Ka3 Ra1+
  97. 97.Kb2 Rb1+
  98. 98.Ka2 Rb5
  99. 99.Qf1 Bd5+
  100. 100.Ka3 Rb3+
  101. 101.Ka4 Kd4
  102. 102.Qf2+ Kc4
  103. 103.Qc2+ Rc3
  104. 104.Qe2+ Rd3
  105. 105.Qc2+ Rc3
  106. 106.Qa2+ Kc5
  107. 107.Qf2+ Kc4
  108. 108.Qe2+ Rd3
  109. 109.Qa2+ Kc3
  110. 110.Qa3+ Kc2
  111. 111.Qc5+ Kd1
  112. 112.Qg1+ Ke2
  113. 113.Qh2+ Kf3
  114. 114.Qxe5 Be4
  115. 115.Qf6+ Kg4
  116. 116.Qe6+ Kf4
  117. 117.Qf7+ Kg3
  118. 118.Qc7+ Kh3
  119. 119.Qf4 Bg2
  120. 120.b7 Bc6+
  121. 121.Kb4

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