Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

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

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 10
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/2P5/2R2p2/p5pp/Pb1r1B1P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bd2 e5
  10. 10.a3 Be6
  11. 11.Rb1 a5
  12. 12.a4 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Be3 c4
  16. 16.dxc4 Bxc4
  17. 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nb4
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  20. 20.Bb6 Rd7
  21. 21.Ne1 e4
  22. 22.b3 Ba6
  23. 23.Bxe4 Na2
  24. 24.Bf3 Nc3
  25. 25.Rc1 Bf8
  26. 26.Nd3 Bxd3
  27. 27.cxd3 Rxd3
  28. 28.Kg2 Bb4
  29. 29.Bxb7 Kg7
  30. 30.Be3 h5
  31. 31.Ba6 Rd6
  32. 32.Bc4 f6
  33. 33.Rc2 Nb1
  34. 34.Bf4 Rd4
  35. 35.h4 Na3
  36. 36.Rc1 Nxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Kf7
  38. 38.c5 Ke8
  39. 39.c6 Kd8
  40. 40.c7+ Kc8
  41. 41.Rc6 g5

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