Lev Polugaevsky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch39 · 1971 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch39
Site Leningrad
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/1K6/1Q2p3/8/k7/7q/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.b3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Ng4
  8. 8.h3 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Bxe5
  10. 10.Bxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Nd2 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Re8
  14. 14.Ne4 Kg7
  15. 15.g4 h6
  16. 16.Rd3 Nf6
  17. 17.Nxf6 Kxf6
  18. 18.Rhd1 c6
  19. 19.Rf3+ Kg7
  20. 20.Re3 g5
  21. 21.a4 Kf6
  22. 22.a5 a6
  23. 23.Kb2 Be6
  24. 24.Kc3 Rac8
  25. 25.Kb4 h5
  26. 26.Bf3 hxg4
  27. 27.hxg4 Rcd8
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.Kc5 Rd4
  30. 30.c4 Bxg4
  31. 31.Bxg4 Rxg4
  32. 32.Kb6 Rf4
  33. 33.f3 e4
  34. 34.Kxb7 Ke5
  35. 35.Kxa6 Kd4
  36. 36.Rxe4+ Rxe4
  37. 37.fxe4 g4
  38. 38.Kb7 g3
  39. 39.a6 g2
  40. 40.a7 g1=Q
  41. 41.a8=Q c5
  42. 42.Kb6 Kc3
  43. 43.Qd5 Qg8
  44. 44.Kxc5 Kxb3
  45. 45.Qd3+ Kb2
  46. 46.Qd6 Kb3
  47. 47.Qb6+ Kc2
  48. 48.Kb5 Qg4
  49. 49.Qd4 Qxe2
  50. 50.Kb6 Qh2
  51. 51.e5 Kb3
  52. 52.c5 f6
  53. 53.c6 fxe5
  54. 54.Qd5+ Ka4
  55. 55.Qb5+ Ka3
  56. 56.c7

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