Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch25 · 1958 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch25
Site Riga
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E26)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/8/6p1/3p1p1p/3PqPkP/5RP1/6K1/7r w - f6 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 c5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd3 e5
  8. 8.Ne2 e4
  9. 9.Bb1 b6
  10. 10.Ng3 Ba6
  11. 11.f3 Bxc4
  12. 12.Nf5 O-O
  13. 13.Nd6 Bd3
  14. 14.Bxd3 exd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Ne8
  17. 17.Nf5 d5
  18. 18.a4 Nd6
  19. 19.Nxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.Ba3 Nb4
  21. 21.Qb3 a5
  22. 22.O-O Rfc8
  23. 23.Rac1 Qe6
  24. 24.Bxb4 axb4
  25. 25.Kf2 Qd6
  26. 26.h3 Kf8
  27. 27.Rc2 Rxc2+
  28. 28.Qxc2 g6
  29. 29.Rc1 Qd7
  30. 30.Qc6 Qxc6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Ra6
  32. 32.a5 b3
  33. 33.axb6 b2
  34. 34.b7 b1=Q
  35. 35.Rc8+ Kg7
  36. 36.b8=Q Ra2+
  37. 37.Kg3 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qxe3
  39. 39.Rg8+ Kf6
  40. 40.Qd6+ Qe6
  41. 41.Qf4+ Qf5
  42. 42.Qd6+ Qe6
  43. 43.Qg3 Qe3
  44. 44.h4 Re2
  45. 45.Qd6+ Qe6
  46. 46.Qf4+ Qf5
  47. 47.Qh6 Ke7
  48. 48.Qf8+ Kf6
  49. 49.Qg7+ Ke7
  50. 50.Ra8 Qd7
  51. 51.Qf8+ Kf6
  52. 52.Ra6+ Re6
  53. 53.Qh8+ Ke7
  54. 54.Ra8 Re1
  55. 55.Kg3 h5
  56. 56.Kf2 Re6
  57. 57.Rc8 Rd6
  58. 58.Qf8+ Kf6
  59. 59.Re8 Re6
  60. 60.Qh8+ Kf5
  61. 61.Qh6 Kf6
  62. 62.Qh8+ Kf5
  63. 63.Rd8 Qc6
  64. 64.Rc8 Qa6
  65. 65.Kg3 Qd6+
  66. 66.Kh3 Re1
  67. 67.g3 Rg1
  68. 68.f4 Re1
  69. 69.Rc2 Qe6
  70. 70.Rf2 Rh1+
  71. 71.Kg2 Qe4+
  72. 72.Rf3 Kg4
  73. 73.Qc8+ f5

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