Boris Spassky vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 7
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2B2rk1/1pq2ppp/p2p4/3P4/P4b2/2P1B1P1/1P2Q2P/R5K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 d6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 a6
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.f4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 e5
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Rac8
  17. 17.c3 exf4
  18. 18.Rxf4 Nd7
  19. 19.Bh3 Bg5
  20. 20.Bxd7 Bxf4
  21. 21.Bxc8

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