Lev Polugaevsky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch46 · 1978 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch46
Site Tbilisi
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/3q3p/Q5p1/2p5/2Pr3P/P4PP1/5RK1 b - - 2 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.Qb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Rd1 Re8
  12. 12.Bd3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bb1 Na5
  14. 14.Qc2 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Qh7+ Kf8
  17. 17.O-O Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Qf6
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Rd7 g5
  21. 21.Nd2 Rad8
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.Nxe4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Nc4
  25. 25.h3 Nd2
  26. 26.Rc1 Re8
  27. 27.Bd3 c4
  28. 28.Qf5 Qd6
  29. 29.Bf1 Re5
  30. 30.Qc2 Rd5
  31. 31.Qa4 Kg7
  32. 32.Qxa7 Nxf1
  33. 33.Rxf1 Rd3
  34. 34.Qa5

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