Daniel Mauricio Rodriguez vs Mikhail Tal

Saint John op-2 · 1988 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Daniel Mauricio Rodriguez
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Saint John op-2
Site Saint John
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3Q4/p2p2p1/2bP3k/P1P2p1p/7P/3B1nP1/q5K1 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 a6
  5. 5.Be3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qd2 e6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.h3 b5
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bf4 Ne5
  13. 13.Qe3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Rfd8
  15. 15.Nd2 Ng6
  16. 16.Bh2 e5
  17. 17.Ndb1 Rac8
  18. 18.Bf3 Nh4
  19. 19.Bg4 Rb8
  20. 20.Bg3 Ng6
  21. 21.Bf3 Bc8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Be6
  23. 23.Re2 Rbc8
  24. 24.Red2 h6
  25. 25.Re2 Nf8
  26. 26.Kh1 N8d7
  27. 27.Nd5 Bxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Re8
  29. 29.Qd2 Bf8
  30. 30.Qe1 g6
  31. 31.Bg4 h5
  32. 32.Bxd7 Qxd7
  33. 33.Nc3 Rc4
  34. 34.f3 Rec8
  35. 35.Rd3 Bh6
  36. 36.Qd1 h4
  37. 37.Be1 Nh5
  38. 38.b3 Rxc3
  39. 39.Rxc3 Rxc3
  40. 40.Bxc3 Ng3+
  41. 41.Kg1 Qa7+
  42. 42.Rf2 Be3
  43. 43.Be1 e4
  44. 44.fxe4 Nxe4
  45. 45.Qf3 f5
  46. 46.Kf1 Ng3+
  47. 47.Kg1 Qd4
  48. 48.c3 Qe5
  49. 49.Qd1 Bb6
  50. 50.Qd2 Kg7
  51. 51.a4 bxa4
  52. 52.bxa4 Kf6
  53. 53.c4 Ne4
  54. 54.Qc1 Bc5
  55. 55.Qh6 Nxf2
  56. 56.Qf8+ Kg5
  57. 57.Bd2+ f4
  58. 58.Qd8+ Kh5
  59. 59.Qd7 Qa1+

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