Paul Keres vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P1k5/4p3/4P2p/2K3p1/8/5B2 b - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.O-O Nc7
  9. 9.b3 Nc6
  10. 10.Bb2 Rb8
  11. 11.Na4 Bxb2
  12. 12.Nxb2 b6
  13. 13.Nc4 Bb7
  14. 14.e3 Nd5
  15. 15.a3 e6
  16. 16.Qc2 Qe7
  17. 17.g4 b5
  18. 18.Nce5 Nxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Rbc8
  20. 20.a4 b4
  21. 21.Rf2 a5
  22. 22.h4 Qc7
  23. 23.Qb2 c4
  24. 24.bxc4 Qxc4
  25. 25.Nd4 Ba8
  26. 26.Bf1 Qc5
  27. 27.Nb3 Qc7
  28. 28.Ba6 Nxe3
  29. 29.Rc1 Qe7
  30. 30.dxe3 Qxh4
  31. 31.Kf1 Qh3+
  32. 32.Ke2 Qxg4+
  33. 33.Kd2 Rfd8+
  34. 34.Nd4 Qg3
  35. 35.Rf4 Rxc1
  36. 36.Qxc1 Qg2+
  37. 37.Be2 Qd5
  38. 38.Qc7 Rd7
  39. 39.Qc4 Kg7
  40. 40.Qxd5 Bxd5
  41. 41.Bb5 Rc7
  42. 42.e4 Ba8
  43. 43.Ke3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Bd3 b3
  45. 45.Rf1 Rc5
  46. 46.Nxb3 Rxe5
  47. 47.Rc1 Rh5
  48. 48.Rc7 Kf6
  49. 49.Nc5 Ke5
  50. 50.Nd7+ Kd6
  51. 51.Ra7 e5
  52. 52.Rxa8 Kxd7
  53. 53.Rxa5 Rh3+
  54. 54.Kd2 Rh2+
  55. 55.Kc3 h5
  56. 56.Ra7+ Kc6
  57. 57.Rxf7 g5
  58. 58.a5 g4
  59. 59.a6 Ra2
  60. 60.Bc4 Ra1
  61. 61.Rf1 Rxf1
  62. 62.Bxf1 h4
  63. 63.Be2 g3
  64. 64.Bf1

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