Bobby Fischer vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 27
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/7p/2k5/8/PK6/2r3P1/1p5P/b7 w - - 0 52

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 b5
  8. 8.f4 b4
  9. 9.Na4 Nxe4
  10. 10.O-O g6
  11. 11.f5 gxf5
  12. 12.Nxf5 Rg8
  13. 13.Bd5 Ra7
  14. 14.Bxe4 exf5
  15. 15.Bxf5 Re7
  16. 16.Bxc8 Qxc8
  17. 17.Bf4 Qc6
  18. 18.Qf3 Qxa4
  19. 19.Bxd6 Qc6
  20. 20.Bxb8 Qb6+
  21. 21.Kh1 Qxb8
  22. 22.Qc6+ Rd7
  23. 23.Rae1+ Be7
  24. 24.Rxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Qe6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Qxd7 Qd6
  27. 27.Qb7 Rg6
  28. 28.c3 a5
  29. 29.Qc8+ Kg7
  30. 30.Qc4 Bd8
  31. 31.cxb4 axb4
  32. 32.g3 Qc6+
  33. 33.Re4 Qxc4
  34. 34.Rxc4 Rb6
  35. 35.Kg2 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf3 Ke5
  37. 37.Ke3 Bg5+
  38. 38.Ke2 Kd5
  39. 39.Kd3 Bf6
  40. 40.Rc2 Be5
  41. 41.Re2 Rf6
  42. 42.Rc2 Rf3+
  43. 43.Ke2 Rf7
  44. 44.Kd3 Bd4
  45. 45.a3 b3
  46. 46.Rc8 Bxb2
  47. 47.Rd8+ Kc6
  48. 48.Rb8 Rf3+
  49. 49.Kc4 Rc3+
  50. 50.Kb4 Ba1
  51. 51.a4 b2

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