Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Tal
Varese playoff · 1976 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves
The Game
| White | Tigran Petrosian |
|---|---|
| Black | Mikhail Tal |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Varese playoff |
| Site | Biel |
| Round | 4 |
| Date | 1976.00.00 |
| Opening | English Opening (A26) |
| Moves | 17 |
Final Position






























The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
2nnrrk1/pp1q2bp/2pp2p1/5b2/2PPpN2/1PN1B1P1/P2Q1PBP/4RRK1 b - - 1 17
All The Moves
- 1.c4 e5
- 2.Nc3 d6
- 3.g3 g6
- 4.Bg2 Bg7
- 5.d3 Nc6
- 6.e4 Nge7
- 7.Nge2 O-O
- 8.O-O Be6
- 9.Nd5 Qd7
- 10.Be3 f5
- 11.Qd2 Rae8
- 12.Rae1 Nc8
- 13.b3 Nd8
- 14.exf5 Bxf5
- 15.Ndc3 c6
- 16.d4 e4
- 17.Nf4
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