Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

Riga · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Riga
Site Riga
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C97)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/3k4/1B1p4/1pPPp3/2r1P3/8/5PK1/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nf1 Rfe8
  14. 14.d5 c4
  15. 15.g4 h5
  16. 16.gxh5 Bxh3
  17. 17.N3h2 Nh7
  18. 18.Ne3 Bg5
  19. 19.Kh1 Bf4
  20. 20.Rg1 Qd8
  21. 21.Qf3 Qh4
  22. 22.Ng2 Bxg2+
  23. 23.Qxg2 Qxh2+
  24. 24.Qxh2 Bxh2
  25. 25.Kxh2 Nf6
  26. 26.Rg5 Nh7
  27. 27.Rf5 g6
  28. 28.Rf3 Kg7
  29. 29.hxg6 fxg6
  30. 30.b4 cxb3
  31. 31.axb3 Nb7
  32. 32.b4 Rec8
  33. 33.Bd2 Nf6
  34. 34.Bd3 Rh8+
  35. 35.Kg2 Ng4
  36. 36.Kg3 Nf6
  37. 37.Kg2 Ng4
  38. 38.Rh1 Rxh1
  39. 39.Kxh1 a5
  40. 40.Kg2 a4
  41. 41.Rh3 Nf6
  42. 42.Bh6+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rf3 a3
  44. 44.Bb1 a2
  45. 45.Bxa2 Rxa2
  46. 46.Bg5 Rc2
  47. 47.Rxf6+ Ke8
  48. 48.Rxg6 Kd7
  49. 49.Rg7+ Kc8
  50. 50.Be3 Rxc3
  51. 51.Bb6 Rc4
  52. 52.Rg8+ Kd7
  53. 53.Rb8 Nc5
  54. 54.bxc5

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