Mikhail Tal vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 4
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3p1k2/3R2p1/4Rb1p/1r5P/5KP1/8 b - - 11 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 Be7
  10. 10.f4 Qc7
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.a5 b5
  13. 13.axb6 Nxb6
  14. 14.f5 Bc4
  15. 15.Bxb6 Qxb6+
  16. 16.Kh1 Bb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Nd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Qxd5 Ra4
  20. 20.c3 Qa6
  21. 21.Rad1 Rc8
  22. 22.Nc1 b4
  23. 23.Nd3 bxc3
  24. 24.bxc3 Ra5
  25. 25.Qb3 Ra3
  26. 26.Qb1 Raxc3
  27. 27.Nb4 Qa7
  28. 28.Nd5 R3c6
  29. 29.Qb3 Bf8
  30. 30.h3 Ra6
  31. 31.Rb1 Ra3
  32. 32.Qb5 Qd4
  33. 33.Rfe1 Rg3
  34. 34.Qe2 Qd3
  35. 35.Qh5 Qc2
  36. 36.Qe2 Qxe2
  37. 37.Rxe2 h5
  38. 38.Ra2 Rd3
  39. 39.Ra7 h4
  40. 40.f6 g6
  41. 41.Kh2 Rxd5
  42. 42.exd5 Bh6
  43. 43.Re7 Bg5
  44. 44.Rf1 Bf4+
  45. 45.Kg1 g5
  46. 46.Rb1 e4
  47. 47.Rxe4 Kh7
  48. 48.Re7 Kg6
  49. 49.Rbb7 Kxf6
  50. 50.Rxf7+ Ke5
  51. 51.Rfc7 Ra8
  52. 52.Rb1 Kxd5
  53. 53.Rd1+ Ke6
  54. 54.Rc2 Ra3
  55. 55.Kf2 Rb3
  56. 56.Re2+ Kf5
  57. 57.Rd5+ Kf6
  58. 58.Re4

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