Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Tal

Tallinn · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tallinn
Site Tallinn
Round 11
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

2b5/5pp1/pk5p/2np4/5P2/PN2P3/3KB1PP/8 w - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qd2 Be6
  12. 12.b4 c6
  13. 13.Rb1 Nd7
  14. 14.Be2 c5
  15. 15.bxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.O-O Ne4
  18. 18.Qa5 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rbc1 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Qf6
  21. 21.Bd3 Qb2
  22. 22.Rc2 Qb1+
  23. 23.Qe1 Qxe1+
  24. 24.Nxe1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  26. 26.Nf3 Bd7
  27. 27.Nd4 Kf8
  28. 28.Kf1 Ke7
  29. 29.Ke1 Kd6
  30. 30.f3 Nc5
  31. 31.Bb5 Bc8
  32. 32.Kd2 a6
  33. 33.Be2 Na4
  34. 34.a3 Kc5
  35. 35.Nb3+ Kb6
  36. 36.f4 Nc5

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