Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Chernin

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Alexander Chernin
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 4
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3N1p2/p3p2p/PpK3p1/1r6/6P1/5R1P/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 Bb4
  8. 8.Nxc4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Na6
  11. 11.e4 Bh7
  12. 12.Be2 c5
  13. 13.Bf2 Bxe4
  14. 14.fxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.O-O Nxf2
  16. 16.Rxf2 cxd4
  17. 17.Na2 d3
  18. 18.Nxb4 dxe2
  19. 19.Qb3 Nc5
  20. 20.Qf3 Rc8
  21. 21.Qxe2 Nb3
  22. 22.Ra3 Nd4
  23. 23.Qd3 Qh4
  24. 24.g3 Qe7
  25. 25.Nc2 Nf5
  26. 26.N4e3 Nxe3
  27. 27.Qxe3 b6
  28. 28.Rd3 Rc7
  29. 29.Nd4 Rfc8
  30. 30.b3 Rc5
  31. 31.Qe4 R5c7
  32. 32.Kg2 a6
  33. 33.Rdf3 Qd6
  34. 34.Rd3 Qb4
  35. 35.Qf3 Kh8
  36. 36.Qe3 Kg8
  37. 37.Nf3 Rc2
  38. 38.Rd8+ Rxd8
  39. 39.Rxc2 Rd5
  40. 40.Ne5 Qf8
  41. 41.Rf2 Qc5
  42. 42.Qxc5 Rxc5
  43. 43.Nd7 Rc3
  44. 44.Rf3 Rc2+
  45. 45.Rf2 Rc3
  46. 46.b4 Rb3
  47. 47.Rf4 Rb2+
  48. 48.Kg1 Rb1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rb2+
  50. 50.Ke3 b5
  51. 51.a5 Rb3+
  52. 52.Kd4 g5
  53. 53.Rf2 Rxb4+
  54. 54.Kc5

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