Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Tal
Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 12 moves
The Game
| White | Tigran Petrosian |
|---|---|
| Black | Mikhail Tal |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Candidats Tournament |
| Site | Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade |
| Round | 5 |
| Date | 1959.00.00 |
| Opening | Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) |
| Moves | 12 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/2n1p3/8/1b6/4PNP1/PP1B1PBP/R3K2R w KQkq - 2 13
All The Moves
- 1.c4 Nf6
- 2.Nc3 e6
- 3.Nf3 d5
- 4.d4 c5
- 5.cxd5 Nxd5
- 6.g3 cxd4
- 7.Nxd5 Qxd5
- 8.Qxd4 Qb5
- 9.e3 Qb4+
- 10.Bd2 Nc6
- 11.Qxb4 Bxb4
- 12.Bg2 Bd7
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