Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch30 · 1962 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch30
Site Yerevan
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/pb4pp/1p2p3/n1q1Pp2/P7/B1P5/5PPP/R3QBK1 b - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Ne4 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Nd5
  12. 12.Qe2 b6
  13. 13.Rd1 Na5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nb4
  15. 15.Bb1 Ba6
  16. 16.Qe1 Rc8
  17. 17.Nc3 Bb7
  18. 18.Ne5 Nd5
  19. 19.Ne4 f5
  20. 20.Nc3 Bf6
  21. 21.Bd3 Nxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Bxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qd5
  24. 24.Bf1 Qc5
  25. 25.a4 Rfd8
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.Ba3

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