Yasser Seirawan vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Yasser Seirawan
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 14
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/p3bQp1/3q3p/3Bp3/1P2P1PP/P5PK/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Bb4
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bd2 Qe7
  9. 9.Qb3 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 Bd6
  11. 11.Ne4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Bxe4 e5
  13. 13.Qc2 g6
  14. 14.Bc3 Re8
  15. 15.Rfe1 f5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 fxe4
  18. 18.Nc4 Bc7
  19. 19.Nd2 Bf5
  20. 20.Nf1 Rad8
  21. 21.Ng3 Rd5
  22. 22.Rad1 Red8
  23. 23.Rxd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.Rd1 Bxg3
  25. 25.fxg3 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1 Qd7
  27. 27.Qe1 Be6
  28. 28.b3 c5
  29. 29.h3 b5
  30. 30.Qf1 b4
  31. 31.Be5 Qd8
  32. 32.Qb5 Qc8
  33. 33.Kh2 Bd5
  34. 34.Bd6 a6
  35. 35.Qa5 Kf7
  36. 36.Bxc5 Qc6
  37. 37.Qxb4 Be6
  38. 38.Bd4 h5
  39. 39.Qb8 Ke7
  40. 40.Qe5 Qd5
  41. 41.Qf6+

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