Predrag Nikolic vs Mikhail Tal

Hoogovens · 1988 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Predrag Nikolic
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4rk2/1p3pp1/1p6/1N5p/P2R4/3n3P/4RPPK/3r4 w - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Bxc3
  11. 11.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  12. 12.bxc3 Qc6
  13. 13.dxc5 O-O
  14. 14.Nd4 Qxc5
  15. 15.Nf5 Nf6
  16. 16.Qd4 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Rfb1 Ra6
  19. 19.h3 Rfa8
  20. 20.Rb2 Kf8
  21. 21.Rab1 Nd7
  22. 22.Rd1 Nf6
  23. 23.Rd4 Rc8
  24. 24.Rdb4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rd2 Ra5
  26. 26.e4 Nf6
  27. 27.e5 Nd7
  28. 28.c4 Nxe5
  29. 29.cxd5 Nc4
  30. 30.Rc2 Rac5
  31. 31.a4 h5
  32. 32.Nd4 Ne5
  33. 33.Re2 Rxd5
  34. 34.Nb5 Rd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Nd3
  36. 36.Rd4 Re8

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