Tamas Horvath vs Mikhail Tal

Lvov · 1984 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Tamas Horvath
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Lvov
Site Lvov
Round 6
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/1b3p1p/p5pN/5PP1/3Qpq2/1P5P/P1r1K1B1/8 w - - 3 38

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.g3 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Qc7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Na4 Rb8
  13. 13.c4 c5
  14. 14.b3 Bb7
  15. 15.Nc3 Rbd8
  16. 16.Rc1 Rfe8
  17. 17.h3 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Nb8
  19. 19.g4 Nc6
  20. 20.g5 g6
  21. 21.Qd2 Bf8
  22. 22.Nd1 Bg7
  23. 23.Nf2 d5
  24. 24.cxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Bxc5 dxe4
  26. 26.Qe3 Qb8
  27. 27.Red1 Ne7
  28. 28.Bxe7 Rxe7
  29. 29.Ng4 Re6
  30. 30.Nh6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Qc5+ Ke8
  32. 32.f5 Rc6
  33. 33.Qb4 Rd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Rxc1+
  35. 35.Kf2 Bxd4+
  36. 36.Qxd4 Qf4+
  37. 37.Ke2 Rc2+

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