Viktor Korchnoi vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch sf · 1956 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch sf
Site Tbilisi
Date 1956.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/1pk5/3b4/P3p3/2K1Bn2/5P2/3B4/8 w - - 12 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.Nge2 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 c6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qa5
  9. 9.d5 Na6
  10. 10.Nc1 cxd5
  11. 11.cxd5 Bd7
  12. 12.a3 Rfc8
  13. 13.g4 Qc7
  14. 14.h4 Nc5
  15. 15.h5 Na4
  16. 16.hxg6 fxg6
  17. 17.Nxa4 Bxa4
  18. 18.Na2 Qc2
  19. 19.Nc3 Qxd2+
  20. 20.Kxd2 Bd7
  21. 21.Nb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.Bxb5 a6
  23. 23.Be2 Rc7
  24. 24.Rac1 Rac8
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Rc1 Rxc1
  27. 27.Kxc1 h5
  28. 28.gxh5 gxh5
  29. 29.Kd2 Kf7
  30. 30.b4 Kg6
  31. 31.Bh4 Bh6+
  32. 32.Kd1 Bg5
  33. 33.Bf2 Kf7
  34. 34.Bf1 Ke7
  35. 35.Bh3 Nd7
  36. 36.a4 Kd8
  37. 37.a5 Kc7
  38. 38.Ke2 Bc1
  39. 39.Kd3 Bg5
  40. 40.Kc4 Bd2
  41. 41.Bh4 Bh6
  42. 42.Kd3 Bg7
  43. 43.Ke2 Bf6
  44. 44.Be1 Be7
  45. 45.Kf1 Nf6
  46. 46.Kg2 Nh7
  47. 47.Bf5 Nf6
  48. 48.Kh3 Kd8
  49. 49.Bh4 Kc7
  50. 50.Bf2 Ne8
  51. 51.Bg6 Nf6
  52. 52.Bb6+ Kb8
  53. 53.Bf7 Kc8
  54. 54.Bg6 Kb8
  55. 55.Kg2 Nd7
  56. 56.Bf2 Nf6
  57. 57.Kf1 Kc7
  58. 58.Ke2 Kb8
  59. 59.Kd3 Kc7
  60. 60.Be1 Kb8
  61. 61.Kc4 Kc7
  62. 62.b5 axb5+
  63. 63.Kxb5 h4
  64. 64.Bxh4 Nxd5
  65. 65.Be1 Nf4
  66. 66.Bf5 d5
  67. 67.exd5 Nxd5
  68. 68.Be4 Nf6
  69. 69.Bc3 Bd6
  70. 70.Bc2 Nd5
  71. 71.Bd2 Nf4
  72. 72.Be4 Ne6
  73. 73.Kc4 Nf4

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