Viktor Korchnoi vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch23 · 1956 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 132 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch23
Site Leningrad
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A19)
Moves 132
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Final Position

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

8/8/5rB1/8/8/4K2k/8/6R1 w - - 87 133

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 c5
  4. 4.e5 Ng8
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxe5
  8. 8.Bf4 d6
  9. 9.Qd2 Ng6
  10. 10.Bg3 a6
  11. 11.O-O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Nb3 e5
  13. 13.c5 d5
  14. 14.Bc4 Be7
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 Qxd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 O-O
  18. 18.Kb1 a5
  19. 19.a4 Bf5+
  20. 20.Ka2 Bc2
  21. 21.Rc1 Bxb3+
  22. 22.Kxb3 Rac8
  23. 23.Bxb7 Rxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Bxc5
  25. 25.Rc1 Bd4
  26. 26.Rc7 Nf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 exf4
  28. 28.Kc4 Bxf2
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.a5 b3
  31. 31.Kxb3 g5
  32. 32.a6 Rd8
  33. 33.Bf3 Rd3+
  34. 34.Kb4 Rd4+
  35. 35.Kb5 Rd2
  36. 36.a7 Bxa7
  37. 37.Rxa7 g4
  38. 38.Bxg4 Rxg2
  39. 39.h3 f5
  40. 40.Bf3 Rg3
  41. 41.Bd5+ Kh8
  42. 42.h4 Rh3
  43. 43.Kc5 f3
  44. 44.Kd4 f2
  45. 45.Ra1 Kg7
  46. 46.Rf1 Kf6
  47. 47.Rxf2 Rxh4+
  48. 48.Kc5 Rh3
  49. 49.Be4 Ke5
  50. 50.Bxf5 Rc3+
  51. 51.Kb4 Rc7
  52. 52.Bd3 h5
  53. 53.Rh2 Kd4
  54. 54.Bb5 Rh7
  55. 55.Rh4+ Ke5
  56. 56.Kc5 Kf6
  57. 57.Be2 Kg5
  58. 58.Rh3 h4
  59. 59.Kd4 Re7
  60. 60.Ba6 Rd7+
  61. 61.Ke5 Re7+
  62. 62.Kd6 Ra7
  63. 63.Bc8 Ra8
  64. 64.Bb7 Rd8+
  65. 65.Ke5 Kg4
  66. 66.Rc3 Re8+
  67. 67.Kd4 h3
  68. 68.Bf3+ Kf4
  69. 69.Bc6 Rd8+
  70. 70.Kc5 Rh8
  71. 71.Rf3+ Kg4
  72. 72.Kd4 h2
  73. 73.Rf1 Rh6
  74. 74.Be4 Rd6+
  75. 75.Ke5 Rd8
  76. 76.Bc6 Rh8
  77. 77.Ra1 Kg3
  78. 78.Ra3+ Kf2
  79. 79.Ra2+ Ke3
  80. 80.Bh1 Re8+
  81. 81.Kf5 Rf8+
  82. 82.Kg4 Rf2
  83. 83.Ra3+ Kd4
  84. 84.Kg3 Rd2
  85. 85.Ra5 Ke3
  86. 86.Re5+ Kd4
  87. 87.Rh5 Kc3
  88. 88.Bg2 Kd4
  89. 89.Rxh2 Ke3
  90. 90.Rh1 Kd4
  91. 91.Bf3 Ke3
  92. 92.Re1+ Kd4
  93. 93.Kf4 Rd3
  94. 94.Re8 Rd2
  95. 95.Ra8 Rd3
  96. 96.Ra4+ Kc5
  97. 97.Ke4 Rd7
  98. 98.Ra5+ Kd6
  99. 99.Kd4 Ke6+
  100. 100.Bd5+ Kf6
  101. 101.Ra1 Rg7
  102. 102.Ra6+ Kg5
  103. 103.Ke5 Re7+
  104. 104.Be6 Rg7
  105. 105.Ra1 Kg6
  106. 106.Rf1 Kg5
  107. 107.Bf7 Kh4
  108. 108.Kf6 Rg2
  109. 109.Bd5 Rd2
  110. 110.Ke5 Kg3
  111. 111.Be4 Re2
  112. 112.Rf8 Rd2
  113. 113.Rf3+ Kg4
  114. 114.Re3 Rf2
  115. 115.Re1 Kg3
  116. 116.Rg1+ Kh2
  117. 117.Rg8 Rf1
  118. 118.Rg2+ Kh3
  119. 119.Bd5 Rd1
  120. 120.Bf3 Rd8
  121. 121.Kf4 Rf8+
  122. 122.Ke3 Rf6
  123. 123.Rg4 Rf7
  124. 124.Kf2 Rf5
  125. 125.Re4 Rf6
  126. 126.Re5 Rf4
  127. 127.Rg5 Rb4
  128. 128.Ke3 Kh4
  129. 129.Rg7 Rb6
  130. 130.Rg1 Re6+
  131. 131.Be4 Rf6
  132. 132.Bg6 Kh3

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