Eduard Prandstetter vs Mikhail Tal

Taxco Interzonal · 1985 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Eduard Prandstetter
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Taxco Interzonal
Site Taxco
Round 11
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p2p4/P2Rb3/2P1k1p1/3r4/6K1/5N2 w - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a4 Nc6
  10. 10.f4 Nb4
  11. 11.Be3 Bd7
  12. 12.a5 Bc6
  13. 13.Bd3 Re8
  14. 14.Kh1 Qc8
  15. 15.Nd2 Ng4
  16. 16.Bg1 exf4
  17. 17.Nc4 Qe6
  18. 18.Nb6 Rad8
  19. 19.Bc4 Qg6
  20. 20.Rxf4 Ne5
  21. 21.Bd5 Bg5
  22. 22.Rf1 Bxd5
  23. 23.Nbxd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 Nc6
  25. 25.Rf3 Rd7
  26. 26.Rg3 Re5
  27. 27.Qd3 Qe6
  28. 28.Bd4 Nxd4
  29. 29.Qxd4 Bd8
  30. 30.b4 Bf6
  31. 31.Nd5 Bh4
  32. 32.Nf4 Qf6
  33. 33.Rf3 Rxe4
  34. 34.Qxf6 Bxf6
  35. 35.Rb1 Be5
  36. 36.Nd5 Rd8
  37. 37.g3 Re2
  38. 38.c4 Rc2
  39. 39.Nb6 Bd4
  40. 40.Rf4 Be5
  41. 41.Rff1 h5
  42. 42.Rfc1 Ra2
  43. 43.Rg1 f6
  44. 44.Rg2 Ra3
  45. 45.Rd2 Re8
  46. 46.Nd5 Kh7
  47. 47.Kg2 Kg6
  48. 48.Rf1 Kf7
  49. 49.Rf3 Ra1
  50. 50.Rf1 Rxf1
  51. 51.Kxf1 Rc8
  52. 52.Nb6 Rc6
  53. 53.Rd3 Ke6
  54. 54.Kg2 g5
  55. 55.h3 Kf5
  56. 56.Kf3 g4+
  57. 57.hxg4+ hxg4+
  58. 58.Ke2 Rc7
  59. 59.Nd5 Rh7
  60. 60.Ne3+ Kg5
  61. 61.Nf1 f5
  62. 62.Kf2 f4
  63. 63.gxf4+ Kxf4
  64. 64.Kg2 Ke4
  65. 65.Rd5 Rh3
  66. 66.b5 Rd3
  67. 67.bxa6 bxa6

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