Mikhail Tal vs David Bronstein

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 3
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4Qb2/5p2/3P1Np1/8/6K1/6P1/6q1 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Bf4 Nc6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nh5
  10. 10.Be5 f6
  11. 11.Bg3 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Be6
  13. 13.Qb3 Na5
  14. 14.Qb4 Bf7
  15. 15.Rfd1 e6
  16. 16.e4 Rb8
  17. 17.Qa3 b5
  18. 18.b4 Nc4
  19. 19.Qxa7 Be8
  20. 20.Bxc4 Rf7
  21. 21.Qa3 bxc4
  22. 22.exd5 exd5
  23. 23.Qb2 g5
  24. 24.Qd2 Rxb4
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rb8
  26. 26.Ne3 Rc8
  27. 27.Rac1 Rfc7
  28. 28.Rc3 Bg6
  29. 29.Rdc1 Bf7
  30. 30.d5 Bf8
  31. 31.a3 Bc5
  32. 32.Rxc4 Bxa3
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rxc7
  34. 34.Rxc7 Qxc7
  35. 35.Qd4 Qc1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qb2
  37. 37.Qe4 Bf8
  38. 38.Nd4 h5
  39. 39.Ndc2 Qb7
  40. 40.Nd4 Qb2
  41. 41.Ne6 Qxf2
  42. 42.Nf5 h4
  43. 43.Nxf8 hxg3+
  44. 44.Kh3 Qg1
  45. 45.Kxg3 Kxf8
  46. 46.Qe7+

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