Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

EU-chT · 1961 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 4
Date 1961.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/ppQ2k1p/4p1pP/1b1pPrB1/3b2P1/5RK1/Pq2N3/5R2 b - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ndf3 Qb6
  8. 8.g3 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 f6
  10. 10.Bh3 fxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 Bb4+
  12. 12.Kf1 Nf8
  13. 13.Ne2 Ng6
  14. 14.Kg2 O-O
  15. 15.Bg4 Bd7
  16. 16.h4 Ba5
  17. 17.Rb1 Qb5
  18. 18.h5 Nge7
  19. 19.h6 g6
  20. 20.Bg5 Nf5
  21. 21.Bxf5 Rxf5
  22. 22.g4 Rxf3
  23. 23.Kxf3 Bb6
  24. 24.Kg3 Rf8
  25. 25.Qd2 Bc7
  26. 26.Bf4 Be8
  27. 27.Rhf1 Bb6
  28. 28.Rf2 Nb4
  29. 29.Rbf1 Nd3
  30. 30.Rf3 Qxb2
  31. 31.Qxd3 Bb5
  32. 32.Bg5 Rf5
  33. 33.Qc3 Bxd4
  34. 34.Qc8+ Kf7
  35. 35.Qc7+

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