Svetozar Gligoric vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 9
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C97)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r3k1/5pp1/4b2p/qp1Np1b1/4P3/1B5P/1P2QPPK/4R3 w - - 8 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nf1 Rfe8
  14. 14.a4 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Nc6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Rxa8 Rxa8
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Bg5 Be6
  21. 21.Ne3 h6
  22. 22.Bxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Bb3 Rd8
  24. 24.Nd5 Qa5
  25. 25.Kh2 Bg5
  26. 26.Qe2 Rc8

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