Grigory Serper vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch58 · 1991 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Grigory Serper
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch58
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1991.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/2p1q1p1/5rkp/2p5/R1Q1p3/4P1P1/5PKP/8 b - - 7 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.g3 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 Be6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bd2 Qd7
  10. 10.a3 f6
  11. 11.Rc1 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 a5
  13. 13.Nd2 a4
  14. 14.Ne4 Bd5
  15. 15.Bd2 Nd4
  16. 16.Bb4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.e3 Nb3
  19. 19.Rc3 f5
  20. 20.Nd2 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 Nc5
  22. 22.Qc2 b6
  23. 23.Nf3 e4
  24. 24.dxe4 fxe4
  25. 25.Nd4 Rf8
  26. 26.b4 axb3
  27. 27.Nxb3 Rxa3
  28. 28.Nxc5 Rxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 bxc5
  30. 30.Rc1 Rf5
  31. 31.Ra1 h6
  32. 32.Qc4+ Kh7
  33. 33.Ra8 Kg6
  34. 34.Ra6+ Rf6
  35. 35.Ra4

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