Efim Geller vs Mikhail Tal

Sochi · 1986 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Sochi
Site Sochi
Round 9
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/1P3k1K/1r6/7P/8/8/8/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 d4
  11. 11.Bxe6 Nxe6
  12. 12.cxd4 Ncxd4
  13. 13.Ne4 Be7
  14. 14.Be3 Nf5
  15. 15.Qc2 O-O
  16. 16.Rad1 Nxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Qc8
  18. 18.h3 Rd8
  19. 19.Nh2 Rxd1
  20. 20.Qxd1 Nc5
  21. 21.Qf3 Qe8
  22. 22.Ng3 Rd8
  23. 23.Ng4 Ne6
  24. 24.Nf5 Kh8
  25. 25.Nxe7 Qxe7
  26. 26.Qxf7 Qxf7
  27. 27.Rxf7 h5
  28. 28.Nf2 Rd5
  29. 29.Rf5 g6
  30. 30.e4 Rc5
  31. 31.Rf6 Rxe5
  32. 32.Rxg6 Nc5
  33. 33.Rc6 Nxe4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Rxe4
  35. 35.Kf2 Re5
  36. 36.Rxc7 b4
  37. 37.b3 Kg8
  38. 38.Rb7 Ra5
  39. 39.Rxb4 Rxa2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Kg7
  41. 41.Ra4 Rb2
  42. 42.b4 Kf7
  43. 43.Rxa6 h4+
  44. 44.Kxh4 Rxg2
  45. 45.Rb6 Rd2
  46. 46.Kg4 Rd4+
  47. 47.Kg5 Rd5+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rd3
  49. 49.h4 Rd4+
  50. 50.Kg5 Rd5+
  51. 51.Kh6 Rd4
  52. 52.h5 Rd5
  53. 53.b5 Rc5
  54. 54.Rb8 Rd5
  55. 55.b6 Rb5
  56. 56.b7 Rb6+
  57. 57.Kh7

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