Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats final · 1965 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 6
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/1r6/2bk1p2/1pR1p1p1/1P2P3/4KP2/2P5/5B2 w - - 54 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Qc7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Nxc6 Qxc6
  10. 10.a3 Bc5
  11. 11.e5 Bb7
  12. 12.Qf3 Qxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 Bxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 Nd5
  15. 15.Ne4 Ke7
  16. 16.Kf2 Nb6
  17. 17.Nc5 Bc6
  18. 18.b4 d6
  19. 19.exd6+ Kxd6
  20. 20.e4 e5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Ke7
  22. 22.Ke3 Rhc8
  23. 23.h4 Rc7
  24. 24.Rg1 g6
  25. 25.h5 Be8
  26. 26.hxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.Rg5 f6
  28. 28.Rg2 Nd7
  29. 29.Nxd7 Rxd7
  30. 30.Rh1 Rc8
  31. 31.Rh7+ Kd6
  32. 32.Rh8 Rdd8
  33. 33.Rg1 Bf7
  34. 34.Rh7 Rd7
  35. 35.a4 Kc6
  36. 36.Ra1 Rb8
  37. 37.Rg7 g5
  38. 38.axb5+ axb5
  39. 39.Ra5 Rb6
  40. 40.Ra8 Be6
  41. 41.Rg6 Rf7
  42. 42.Rgg8 Ra7
  43. 43.Rxa7 Bxg8
  44. 44.Ra8 Bf7
  45. 45.Rf8 Rb7
  46. 46.Kf2 Kd6
  47. 47.Kg3 Ke7
  48. 48.Rh8 Rb6
  49. 49.Rh7 Kf8
  50. 50.Kf2 Kg8
  51. 51.Rh1 Be6
  52. 52.Ke3 Rb7
  53. 53.Ra1 Kf8
  54. 54.Rh1 Kg7
  55. 55.Kd2 Rd7
  56. 56.Ra1 Rb7
  57. 57.Ra6 Bd7
  58. 58.Ke3 Kf7
  59. 59.Rd6 Ke7
  60. 60.Rd5 Bc6
  61. 61.Rc5 Kd6
  62. 62.Kf2 Rb6
  63. 63.Kg3 Bd7
  64. 64.Bf1 Rb8
  65. 65.Rd5+ Ke7
  66. 66.Bh3 Bc6
  67. 67.Rc5 Kd6
  68. 68.Kf2 Rh8
  69. 69.Bf1 Rb8
  70. 70.Ke3 Rb7

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