Bobby Fischer vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 13
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/6qp/N3r3/4pp2/1pP5/7K/PP2Q2P/R2B4 w - - 5 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Be7
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O b5
  11. 11.f5 b4
  12. 12.Na4 e5
  13. 13.Ne2 Bb7
  14. 14.Ng3 Nbd7
  15. 15.Be3 Bc6
  16. 16.Bf2 Qb7
  17. 17.Rfe1 d5
  18. 18.exd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Ne4 Nf4
  20. 20.c4 g6
  21. 21.fxg6 f5
  22. 22.g7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Qg3+ Kh8
  24. 24.Nec5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Bxc5 Bxc5+
  26. 26.Nxc5 Qc7
  27. 27.Qe3 Rae8
  28. 28.Re2 Nxe2+
  29. 29.Qxe2 Bxg2
  30. 30.Nxa6 Qa7+
  31. 31.Kxg2 Rg8+
  32. 32.Kh3 Qg7
  33. 33.Bd1 Re6

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