Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats final · 1965 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 2
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p2/p4p2/P1N2P1B/1p3K1P/3p2P1/8/4r3 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Nb3 Be7
  10. 10.f4 d6
  11. 11.Qf3 O-O
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 e5
  14. 14.f5 d5
  15. 15.Ng3 Na5
  16. 16.exd5 Bb7
  17. 17.Ne4 Nc4
  18. 18.Bg5 Nxb2
  19. 19.d6 Qxd6
  20. 20.Nxd6 Bxf3
  21. 21.Rxf3 Bxd6
  22. 22.Bxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.Be4 Rac8
  24. 24.a5 Bb8
  25. 25.g3 Rfd8
  26. 26.Re1 Ba7+
  27. 27.Kg2 Rd6
  28. 28.Rff1 Nc4
  29. 29.Kh3 Ne3
  30. 30.Rf3 Nxc2
  31. 31.Rc1 Rc4
  32. 32.Rd3 Bd4
  33. 33.Rxc2 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rxd4 exd4
  35. 35.Bxc2 d3
  36. 36.Bd1 Rd5
  37. 37.Kg4 Re5
  38. 38.Kf4 Re2
  39. 39.h4 h5
  40. 40.Nc5 Re1
  41. 41.Bxh5

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