Viktor Korchnoi vs Mikhail Tal

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Mikhail Tal
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats sf1
Site	Moscow
Round	6
Date	1968.00.00
Opening	Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2b2p1p/2b3p1/5P2/1Q2n1P1/3q3P/2N3B1/1R5K w - - 3 43

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.g3 d5
4. 4.Bg2 Be7
5. 5.O-O O-O
6. 6.d4 dxc4
7. 7.Qc2 a6
8. 8.a4 Nc6
9. 9.Qxc4 Qd5
10. 10.Nbd2 Rd8
11. 11.e3 Qh5
12. 12.e4 Bd7
13. 13.b3 b5
14. 14.Qc3 bxa4
15. 15.bxa4 Bb4
16. 16.Qc2 Rac8
17. 17.Nc4 Be8
18. 18.h3 Rxd4
19. 19.g4 Qc5
20. 20.Nxd4 Nxd4
21. 21.Qd3 Rd8
22. 22.Bb2 e5
23. 23.Rfc1 Qe7
24. 24.Bxd4 Rxd4
25. 25.Qg3 Qe6
26. 26.Qb3 a5
27. 27.Qc2 c5
28. 28.Ne3 Bc6
29. 29.Rd1 g6
30. 30.f3 c4
31. 31.Qe2 Bc5
32. 32.Kh1 c3
33. 33.Nc2 Rxa4
34. 34.Qd3 Bd4
35. 35.f4 Rxa1
36. 36.Rxa1 Bb6
37. 37.Rb1 Bc5
38. 38.f5 Qd7
39. 39.Qxc3 Nxe4
40. 40.Qxe5 Bd6
41. 41.Qxa5 Bc7
42. 42.Qb4 Qd3

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