Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats final · 1965 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 8
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r5/p3kpp1/1pn1p2p/2p5/2P5/1P2PN2/P3KPPP/3R4 w - - 7 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 Be7
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Nxe4 Bxe4
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O d6
  12. 12.Nd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 c5
  14. 14.Bxb7 Qxb7
  15. 15.Nf3 Nd7
  16. 16.dxc5 dxc5
  17. 17.Qd6 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qb8
  19. 19.b3 Qxd6
  20. 20.Rxd6 Nb8
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rc8
  23. 23.Kf1 Kf8
  24. 24.Ke2 Ke7
  25. 25.Rd1 Nc6

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