Kevin Spraggett vs Mikhail Tal

Taxco Interzonal · 1985 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 14 moves

The Game

White Kevin Spraggett
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Taxco Interzonal
Site Taxco
Round 13
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 14
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

r1bq1rk1/1p2bppp/p1n1p3/3n4/P1BPQ3/2N2N2/1P3PPP/R1BR2K1 b - - 8 14

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
  9. 9.Rd1 Be7
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd5
  12. 12.Qe4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nd5
  14. 14.Qe4

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Tal games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.