Evgeny Pigusov vs Mikhail Tal

URS-chT · 1990 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Evgeny Pigusov
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Podolsk
Date 1990.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

6k1/2r2p2/1R2p1p1/4N3/4n3/6PP/5P2/5K2 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bd2 d5
  10. 10.a3 b6
  11. 11.Rb1 Bb7
  12. 12.b4 cxb4
  13. 13.axb4 dxc4
  14. 14.dxc4 Rc8
  15. 15.Qc1 Nd4
  16. 16.Bxh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Nef5
  18. 18.Qf4 Rxc4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Qxd4
  21. 21.Qxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rfd1 Nc6
  23. 23.Na2 Ne5
  24. 24.Nc1 Rc2
  25. 25.Kf1 Rfc8
  26. 26.Nd3 Ng4
  27. 27.h3 Nf6
  28. 28.Ra1 R8c7
  29. 29.Ra3 R2c3
  30. 30.Ra2 Rc2
  31. 31.Ra3 R2c3
  32. 32.Ra6 Re7
  33. 33.Ne5 Nd5
  34. 34.Rda1 Nxb4
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rec7
  36. 36.Rxc7 Rxc7
  37. 37.Rb1 Nd5
  38. 38.e4 Nf6
  39. 39.Rxb6 Nxe4

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