Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch23 · 1956 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch23
Site Leningrad
Date 1956.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E80)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2R4p/8/1P6/P1Nn4/8/1P5r/2K5 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.d5 Nh5
  7. 7.Be3 f5
  8. 8.Qd2 Na6
  9. 9.O-O-O Nf6
  10. 10.exf5 gxf5
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.Nge2 Qe7
  13. 13.Rde1 c5
  14. 14.Ng3 Ne8
  15. 15.Nh5 Nac7
  16. 16.g4 Kh8
  17. 17.Rhg1 Qf7
  18. 18.Nxg7 Nxg7
  19. 19.f4 e4
  20. 20.Bc2 b5
  21. 21.cxb5 Rb8
  22. 22.gxf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Bxe4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Qxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Nxd6 Rbd8
  27. 27.Bxc5 Nxf4
  28. 28.Bd4 Ng6
  29. 29.Re7 Nxe7
  30. 30.Bxg7+ Kg8
  31. 31.Bxf8+ Kxf8
  32. 32.Rf1+ Kg8
  33. 33.Rd1 Rf8
  34. 34.a4 Rf2
  35. 35.Nc4 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rd7 Nf5
  37. 37.Rxa7 Nd4
  38. 38.Rc7

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