Paul Keres vs Mikhail Tal

Parnu · 1971 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Parnu
Site Parnu
Round 6
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/2n2R2/1p6/1P6/1rB5/6PK/8 w - - 15 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 d5
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 b6
  10. 10.Ne5 Bb7
  11. 11.Bf3 Na5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Rc1 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Qd6
  16. 16.Rc2 Qe6
  17. 17.Rfc1 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Rac8
  19. 19.Bh6 Rxc2
  20. 20.Rxc2 Rd8
  21. 21.h3 Nc4
  22. 22.Qe4 b5
  23. 23.b3 Qxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Rc7 f6
  26. 26.Rxe7 Rd7
  27. 27.Re8+ Kf7
  28. 28.Rb8 Rd5
  29. 29.Rb7+ Nd7
  30. 30.Rxa7 g5
  31. 31.f4 Kg6
  32. 32.fxg5 fxg5
  33. 33.Ra6+ Kf7
  34. 34.Kf2 Nc5
  35. 35.Ra7+ Kg6
  36. 36.Bg7 Nd3+
  37. 37.Kf3 h5
  38. 38.Kg3 Nc5
  39. 39.Bf8 Ne6
  40. 40.Bb4 Rd4
  41. 41.Be1 Rd3+
  42. 42.Kf2 g4
  43. 43.hxg4 hxg4
  44. 44.Rb7 g3+
  45. 45.Kf1 Nd4
  46. 46.Rc7 Rd1
  47. 47.Rc3 Ra1
  48. 48.Rxg3+ Kf5
  49. 49.Re3 Rxa2
  50. 50.b4 Ra1
  51. 51.Kf2 Ra2+
  52. 52.Kg3 Rb2
  53. 53.Kh2 Nc6
  54. 54.Rf3+ Ke6
  55. 55.Rf4 Rb1
  56. 56.Bc3 Rb3
  57. 57.Rf6+ Kd7

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