Bobby Fischer vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 11
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4kn2/6R1/3K4/7p/p6P/Pp6/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 a6
  6. 6.Nd6+ Bxd6
  7. 7.Qxd6 Qf6
  8. 8.Qd1 Qg6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nge7
  10. 10.h4 h5
  11. 11.Bg5 d5
  12. 12.Bxe7 d4
  13. 13.Bg5 dxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Qxe4+
  15. 15.Be2 f6
  16. 16.Be3 Bg4
  17. 17.Qd3 Qxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Bxe2
  19. 19.Kxe2 O-O-O
  20. 20.Rad1 Ne7
  21. 21.d4 Nd5
  22. 22.Rc1 Rhe8
  23. 23.Rhd1 f5
  24. 24.Bg5 Rd7
  25. 25.dxe5 Rxe5+
  26. 26.Kf3 Re4
  27. 27.Rd3 Rc4
  28. 28.Rcd1 Rxc3
  29. 29.Rxc3+ Nxc3
  30. 30.Rc1 Rc7
  31. 31.Bf4 Rc6
  32. 32.Be5 Nd5
  33. 33.Rd1 Nf6
  34. 34.Kf4 g6
  35. 35.f3 Nd7
  36. 36.Bd6 Rc2
  37. 37.g3 Re2
  38. 38.Kg5 Re6
  39. 39.Bf4 Nf8
  40. 40.Rd6 a5
  41. 41.Kh6 Re2
  42. 42.Rd2 Re7
  43. 43.Bd6 Rh7+
  44. 44.Kg5 Rf7
  45. 45.Rb2 f4
  46. 46.Bxf4 Rf5+
  47. 47.Kh6 b5
  48. 48.Bd6 b4
  49. 49.g4 Rxf3
  50. 50.g5 Ne6
  51. 51.Kxg6 Rd3
  52. 52.Be5 Re3
  53. 53.Kf5 Nf8
  54. 54.Rg2 Rf3+
  55. 55.Bf4 Kd7
  56. 56.g6 Ne6
  57. 57.g7 Rxf4+
  58. 58.Ke5 Rf8
  59. 59.gxf8=Q Nxf8
  60. 60.Kd5 a4
  61. 61.Rg7+ Ke8
  62. 62.Kd6 b3
  63. 63.a3

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