Eckhard Schmittdiel vs Mikhail Tal

Bundesliga 8990 · 1990 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Eckhard Schmittdiel
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bundesliga 8990
Site Germany
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

2b2k2/2N2p2/6p1/1pb1P3/pNp2P2/P1P2K2/1P6/8 b - - 14 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.h3 c6
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.a3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be3 Re8
  11. 11.Qd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rad1 a5
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.g4 Nf8
  15. 15.Qxd8 Rexd8
  16. 16.Nc1 Ne6
  17. 17.Nb3 Nd7
  18. 18.Rd2 a4
  19. 19.Nc1 Nd4
  20. 20.Nb1 Nc5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Nce6
  22. 22.c3 c5
  23. 23.f3 Nc6
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rd5 Ba6
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Ncxd8
  27. 27.Nd3 c4
  28. 28.Nb4 Bb7
  29. 29.Nd2 Nf4
  30. 30.Nf1 Nde6
  31. 31.Ng3 Bf8
  32. 32.Bf1 Ng5
  33. 33.Kf2 Ngxh3+
  34. 34.Bxh3 Nxh3+
  35. 35.Kg2 Nf4+
  36. 36.Bxf4 exf4
  37. 37.Ne2 Bc8
  38. 38.Nxf4 Bd6
  39. 39.Nfd5 Be6
  40. 40.g5 Kg7
  41. 41.f4 h6
  42. 42.gxh6+ Kxh6
  43. 43.Kf3 Kg7
  44. 44.e5 Bc5
  45. 45.Nf6 Bc8
  46. 46.Ne8+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nc7 Bd7
  48. 48.Nbd5 Ba7
  49. 49.Na6 Bc8
  50. 50.Nab4 Bc5
  51. 51.Nc7

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