Mikhail Tal vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Mikhail Tal
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	0-1
Event	Cannes schev
Site	Cannes
Date	1989.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A35)
Moves	37

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pR5p/3p1rpk/1Q2p3/P7/3rn1P1/2q2P1P/5RK1 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Nc3 Nd4
4. 4.e3 Nxf3+
5. 5.Qxf3 g6
6. 6.b3 Bg7
7. 7.Bb2 d6
8. 8.g3 Rb8
9. 9.Bg2 Nh6
10. 10.Qd1 O-O
11. 11.O-O Bd7
12. 12.a4 Bc6
13. 13.d4 Bxg2
14. 14.Kxg2 Rc8
15. 15.Qd3 cxd4
16. 16.exd4 Nf5
17. 17.d5 Qb6
18. 18.Nd1 Bxb2
19. 19.Nxb2 e5
20. 20.dxe6 fxe6
21. 21.Rad1 Rf6
22. 22.Rd2 e5
23. 23.Qd5+ Kg7
24. 24.Qb5 Qc7
25. 25.c5 Qxc5
26. 26.Qxb7+ Rc7
27. 27.Qd5 Qb4
28. 28.Rfd1 Rc5
29. 29.Qa8 Qxb3
30. 30.Nd3 Rc2
31. 31.Qe4 Rc4
32. 32.Qd5 Qc3
33. 33.Rb2 Rd4
34. 34.Rb7+ Kh6
35. 35.Qb5 Ne3+
36. 36.Kg1 Qc2
37. 37.Rf1 Rxd3

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