Mikhail Tal vs David Bronstein

Tbilisi sim m · 1982 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event Tbilisi sim m
Site Tbilisi
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2bQ1k2/2p2r2/p2pR1p1/1p3P2/3q4/1P6/2P3PP/5K2 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.Nc3 fxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2 Qe7
  7. 7.Nxf6+ gxf6
  8. 8.O-O a6
  9. 9.Ba4 b5
  10. 10.Bb3 Na5
  11. 11.d4 Nxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Bg7
  13. 13.dxe5 fxe5
  14. 14.Bg5 Qe6
  15. 15.Nxe5 O-O
  16. 16.Rae1 Bb7
  17. 17.f4 Rae8
  18. 18.Qd2 d6
  19. 19.Nc6 Qf7
  20. 20.Re7 Rxe7
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Kh8
  22. 22.f5 Bf6
  23. 23.Bxf6+ Qxf6
  24. 24.Re1 Rf7
  25. 25.Re6 Qxb2
  26. 26.Ng6+ Kg7
  27. 27.Nh4 Kf8
  28. 28.Qg5 Qd4+
  29. 29.Kf1 Bc8
  30. 30.Ng6+ hxg6
  31. 31.Qd8+

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