Lev Polugaevsky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch sf · 1956 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch sf
Site Tbilisi
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/R5pk/4Kp2/7P/1r3PP1/8/8/8 w - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Qd3 Bb7
  12. 12.Rd1 Rc8
  13. 13.Ba2 Qc7
  14. 14.Bg5 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qe2 Ng4
  16. 16.Nb5 Ba6
  17. 17.Qxe6 Bxb5
  18. 18.Qxg4 Be2
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Re1 Bxf3
  21. 21.Qxf3 Qd7
  22. 22.d5 Nd4
  23. 23.Qd3 Nc2
  24. 24.Bb1 Nxe1
  25. 25.Qxh7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bf5 Qxd5
  27. 27.Rxe1 f6
  28. 28.Bxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.h4 Rd8
  30. 30.h5 Qd3
  31. 31.Qxd3 Rxd3
  32. 32.Rc1 Rb3
  33. 33.Rc2 Kg8
  34. 34.g4 Kh7
  35. 35.Kg2 Kh6
  36. 36.f3 a5
  37. 37.Kg3 a4
  38. 38.Rc4 Rxb2
  39. 39.Rxa4 Rb3
  40. 40.Ra8 Kh7
  41. 41.Kf4 b5
  42. 42.Ke4 Rc3
  43. 43.Ra5 b4
  44. 44.axb4 Rc4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Rxb4
  46. 46.Ra7 Rb3
  47. 47.f4 Rb5+
  48. 48.Ke6 Rb4

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