Zdenko Kozul vs Mikhail Tal

Tbilisi · 1988 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Zdenko Kozul
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Tbilisi
Site Tbilisi
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/p3b3/6QP/p4pP1/5P2/4B3/1P3P1K/3q4 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 3.c4 Bxf3
  4. 4.exf3 g6
  5. 5.Qb3 Qc8
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
  8. 8.h4 c5
  9. 9.d5 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 Qc7
  11. 11.h5 O-O-O
  12. 12.h6 Bf8
  13. 13.g5 Ne8
  14. 14.Bh3 f5
  15. 15.a4 Qa5
  16. 16.f4 Nc7
  17. 17.Bd2 e5
  18. 18.dxe6 Nxe6
  19. 19.Nb5 Qa6
  20. 20.O-O d5
  21. 21.cxd5 Nd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 cxd4
  23. 23.Rfc1+ Kb8
  24. 24.Qc2 Qd6
  25. 25.Bg2 Be7
  26. 26.Qc4 Nb6
  27. 27.Qxd4 Nxd5
  28. 28.Rd1 Nc7
  29. 29.Be3 b6
  30. 30.Qc3 Qe6
  31. 31.a5 bxa5
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  33. 33.Qg7 Nd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Qxh7 Qd7
  36. 36.Qxg6 Rd1+
  37. 37.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  38. 38.Kh2

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