Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 15
Date 1962.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/2k5/4P3/4K1p1/2N5/7b/8 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Rb1 e5
  8. 8.b4 e4
  9. 9.Ne1 Bf5
  10. 10.d3 d5
  11. 11.b5 Ne7
  12. 12.cxd5 Nexd5
  13. 13.Bb2 Nxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Re8
  15. 15.Qc2 Qe7
  16. 16.Rc1 Rac8
  17. 17.Qa4 c6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Qxa7 cxb5
  20. 20.Rxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.dxe4 Bxe4
  22. 22.Qe3 Bxg2
  23. 23.Qxe7 Bxe7
  24. 24.Kxg2 Ra8
  25. 25.Nd3 Rxa2
  26. 26.Rb1 Ra5
  27. 27.Rb2 Kf8
  28. 28.f4 Ba3
  29. 29.Rb1 Bd6
  30. 30.Kf3 Ke7
  31. 31.Ke3 Ke6
  32. 32.Kd4 Ra4+
  33. 33.Ke3 b4
  34. 34.Kd4 Ra2
  35. 35.e4 b6
  36. 36.Nxb4 Bc5+
  37. 37.Kc4 Rxh2
  38. 38.Nd5 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kd3 Rg2
  40. 40.Nxb6 Rxg3+
  41. 41.Kc4 Rg1
  42. 42.Rxg1 Bxg1
  43. 43.Nd5 h6
  44. 44.Nc7+ Kd6
  45. 45.Nb5+ Kc6
  46. 46.Nc3 g5
  47. 47.fxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.e5 g4
  49. 49.Kd3 Bh2
  50. 50.Ke4

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