Svetozar Gligoric vs Mikhail Tal

The Game

White	Svetozar Gligoric
Black	Mikhail Tal
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats Tournament
Site	Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round	23
Date	1959.00.00
Opening	Modern Benoni (A78)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rk2/p4p2/3p1r2/2pP4/1P1n4/2Q1N1pP/P5K1/8 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.d5 e6
4. 4.Nc3 exd5
5. 5.cxd5 d6
6. 6.e4 g6
7. 7.Nf3 Bg7
8. 8.Be2 O-O
9. 9.O-O Re8
10. 10.Nd2 Na6
11. 11.Rb1 Bd7
12. 12.Re1 Rb8
13. 13.b3 b5
14. 14.Bb2 Nc7
15. 15.Qc2 Qe7
16. 16.Nd1 Bh6
17. 17.f3 Nh5
18. 18.Nf1 Nxd5
19. 19.exd5 Bf5
20. 20.Qc3 Bg7
21. 21.Qc1 Bxb1
22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
23. 23.Qxb1 Nf4
24. 24.Nfe3 Qe5
25. 25.Bxb5 Rxb5
26. 26.Nf5+ gxf5
27. 27.Rxe5 Rxe5
28. 28.g3 Ne2+
29. 29.Kf2 Kg8
30. 30.Ne3 Nd4
31. 31.f4 Re4
32. 32.g4 Rxf4+
33. 33.Kg2 fxg4
34. 34.Nc4 Nf3
35. 35.Qc1 Rf6
36. 36.Qe3 Kf8
37. 37.Qe4 Rb8
38. 38.Qxh7 Re8
39. 39.Qh8+ Ke7
40. 40.Qg7 Nh4+
41. 41.Kg1 Nf3+
42. 42.Kg2 Rg6
43. 43.Qc3 Nd4
44. 44.b4 Kf8
45. 45.Ne3 g3
46. 46.h3 Rf6

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