Paul Keres vs Mikhail Tal

Tallinn m · 1954 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tallinn m
Site Tallinn
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

5k2/7p/3p4/2pP1pp1/BpN5/1P2PPbP/3n2P1/6K1 b - - 2 38

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.Nf3 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.e3 b6
  10. 10.Nd2 Ne8
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba6
  12. 12.a4 Bxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Nd7
  14. 14.O-O Ne5
  15. 15.Be2 f5
  16. 16.Qd2 Qf6
  17. 17.a5 Nc7
  18. 18.Ra4 Rfb8
  19. 19.axb6 axb6
  20. 20.Rfa1 Rxa4
  21. 21.Rxa4 b5
  22. 22.Ra7 Qd8
  23. 23.b3 b4
  24. 24.Na4 Ra8
  25. 25.Rb7 Ne8
  26. 26.Bb5 Rb8
  27. 27.Rxb8 Qxb8
  28. 28.Bc6 Kf8
  29. 29.Bxe5 Bxe5
  30. 30.Qd3 Nf6
  31. 31.Qa6 Qc7
  32. 32.Nb6 Qe7
  33. 33.Qb7 Qxb7
  34. 34.Bxb7 Ne4
  35. 35.Bc6 Nd2
  36. 36.Ba4 g5
  37. 37.f3 Bg3
  38. 38.Nc4

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