Mikhail Tal vs Bobby Fischer

Herceg Novi blitz · 1970 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Herceg Novi blitz
Site Herceg Novi
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/3rP3/5k2/8/6KP/8/p1p5/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Bc4 Be7
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Ne1 O-O
  8. 8.f4 a6
  9. 9.a4 exf4
  10. 10.Bxf4 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Bg3 Qb6
  13. 13.Qd2 Ng4
  14. 14.Nf3 Nd4
  15. 15.Rab1 Nxf3+
  16. 16.gxf3 Ne5
  17. 17.Kg2 Ng6
  18. 18.Ne2 Nh4+
  19. 19.Bxh4 Bxh4
  20. 20.b4 Qc7
  21. 21.bxc5 dxc5
  22. 22.a5 Rf6
  23. 23.f4 Raf8
  24. 24.Rb6 Bg5
  25. 25.e5 Rf5
  26. 26.Rxe6 Qf7
  27. 27.Rd6 Bxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Rxf4
  29. 29.Nxf4 Qxf4
  30. 30.Qxf4 Rxf4
  31. 31.Rd7 Ra4
  32. 32.e6 Kf8
  33. 33.Rf7+ Ke8
  34. 34.Rxg7 Rxa5
  35. 35.Rxb7 Ra2
  36. 36.Kf3 Rxc2
  37. 37.Rxh7 c4
  38. 38.d4 c3
  39. 39.d5 Rd2
  40. 40.Ke4 c2
  41. 41.Rc7 Kd8
  42. 42.Rc4 a5
  43. 43.h4 a4
  44. 44.Ke5 a3
  45. 45.d6 Re2+
  46. 46.Kf5 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kg4 a2
  48. 48.d7 Ke7
  49. 49.Rc8 Rd2
  50. 50.Re8+ Kf6
  51. 51.e7 Rxd7

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