Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

URS-ch41 · 1973 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

3r4/p2rkppp/2npp3/2p5/2P2P2/1PN1P3/P3K1PP/2RR4 b - f3 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Qe7
  5. 5.e3 b6
  6. 6.Bxb4 Qxb4+
  7. 7.Qd2 Qxd2+
  8. 8.Nfxd2 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 bxc5
  10. 10.Nc3 Ke7
  11. 11.Be2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Nxf3 Nc6
  14. 14.Ke2 Rhd8
  15. 15.Rhd1 d6
  16. 16.b3 Rd7
  17. 17.Nd2 Nb4
  18. 18.Nde4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Rc8
  20. 20.Nc3 Rcd8
  21. 21.Rac1 Nc6
  22. 22.f4

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