John DM Nunn vs Mikhail Tal

Naestved · 1985 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White John DM Nunn
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Naestved
Site Naestved
Round 5
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/2p1P3/4Q3/1p4P1/p4P2/7P/PP1p1q2/3R3K b - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 Bg4
  11. 11.Bc2 Qd7
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Nb3 Ne6
  14. 14.Re1 Be7
  15. 15.Bf5 Bg6
  16. 16.Nfd4 O-O
  17. 17.Bg4 Ncxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 a5
  19. 19.f4 h5
  20. 20.Bxh5 Bxh5
  21. 21.Qxh5 a4
  22. 22.Nc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.dxc5 Bxc5+
  24. 24.Be3 Bxe3+
  25. 25.Rxe3 f5
  26. 26.e6 Qe7
  27. 27.Rae1 Rad8
  28. 28.g4 d4
  29. 29.g5 g6
  30. 30.Qxg6+ Kh8
  31. 31.Re5 d3
  32. 32.Rxf5 Qb4
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  34. 34.Qe4 Qc5+
  35. 35.Kh1 d2
  36. 36.Rd1 Qf2
  37. 37.e7 Re8
  38. 38.Qe5+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qe6+

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