Garry Kasparov vs Mikhail Tal

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Skelleftea
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/P4kP1/2b4p/7K/6P1/8/8 w - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bg4
  11. 11.Qa4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Qd7
  13. 13.h3 Be6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Be5 h6
  16. 16.Rd2 Qd8
  17. 17.Bc2 Qa5
  18. 18.Qd3 Kf8
  19. 19.Rad1 Rd8
  20. 20.Qd4 Rac8
  21. 21.Bb3 Kg8
  22. 22.Qf4 Rd7
  23. 23.Qg3 Nh5
  24. 24.Qf3 Nf6
  25. 25.Rd3 a6
  26. 26.Bxf6 Bxf6
  27. 27.Bxd5 Rcd8
  28. 28.e4 Bxc3
  29. 29.Bxe6 Rxd3
  30. 30.Qxf7+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rxd3 Bf6
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  33. 33.Qxb7 Qd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qd6+
  35. 35.g3 Qxe6
  36. 36.b3 Qd6
  37. 37.Kg2 Bd4
  38. 38.h4 Qf6
  39. 39.f4 Qd6
  40. 40.e5 Qc5
  41. 41.Qxa6 Qd5+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qf3
  43. 43.Qc8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Qc2+ Kh8
  45. 45.Qg2 Qd3
  46. 46.h5 Bc5
  47. 47.e6 Kg8
  48. 48.a4 Qxb3
  49. 49.Qa8+ Bf8
  50. 50.Qe8 Qc2+
  51. 51.Kh3 Qb1
  52. 52.Qf7+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qg6+ Qxg6
  54. 54.hxg6+ Kxg6
  55. 55.a5 h5
  56. 56.f5+ Kf6
  57. 57.a6 Bc5
  58. 58.Kh4 g6
  59. 59.e7 Kxe7
  60. 60.fxg6 Kf6

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