Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · English Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 1
Date 1962.00.00
Opening English Opening (A12)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/5p1P/8/6k1/6p1/4P1K1/5P2/7R b - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bf5
  5. 5.Ba3 g6
  6. 6.d3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Qb6
  8. 8.Bg2 Ng4
  9. 9.d4 Na6
  10. 10.O-O Nb4
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.a3 Na6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rad8
  14. 14.b4 Nb8
  15. 15.Qb3 Nf6
  16. 16.a4 Ne4
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nd7
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.a5 Qd6
  20. 20.b5 Nxd2
  21. 21.Rxd2 Rc8
  22. 22.Nh4 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Bxc1 Qc7
  24. 24.Nxf5 gxf5
  25. 25.Ba3 Qxa5
  26. 26.Qb4 Qb6
  27. 27.Bxd5 e6
  28. 28.Bf3 Rc8
  29. 29.Qa4 Rc7
  30. 30.Kg2 a6
  31. 31.bxa6 Qxa6
  32. 32.Qxa6 bxa6
  33. 33.e3 a5
  34. 34.Ra2 Ra7
  35. 35.Bb4 a4
  36. 36.Bc6 Bf8
  37. 37.Bxf8 Kxf8
  38. 38.Rxa4 Rc7
  39. 39.Bxd7 Rxd7
  40. 40.Kf3 Kg7
  41. 41.Kf4 Kf6
  42. 42.h3 h5
  43. 43.Ra8 Rb7
  44. 44.Rg8 Rb2
  45. 45.Kf3 Rd2
  46. 46.h4 Ke7
  47. 47.Rg5 Kf8
  48. 48.Rxh5 Kg7
  49. 49.Rg5+ Kh7
  50. 50.h5 Ra2
  51. 51.g4 Kh6
  52. 52.Rg8 Kh7
  53. 53.Re8 fxg4+
  54. 54.Kg3 Kh6
  55. 55.Re7 Kg7
  56. 56.Rc7 Rb2
  57. 57.Rc5 Kf6
  58. 58.d5 Kg5
  59. 59.h6 exd5
  60. 60.Rxd5+ Kg6
  61. 61.Rd6+ Kg5
  62. 62.h7 Rb8
  63. 63.Rd1 Rh8
  64. 64.Rh1

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