Mikhail Tal vs Efim Geller

URS-ch46 · 1978 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch46
Site Tbilisi
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

r7/p2k2p1/3b3p/8/q2pQ3/4P3/P1R3PP/6K1 w - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 Be7
  12. 12.b5 Ba3
  13. 13.Rc2 Bd6
  14. 14.O-O Nf6
  15. 15.bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Na4 Ne4
  17. 17.Ne5 Qe8
  18. 18.f3 c5
  19. 19.fxe4 cxd4
  20. 20.Ng4 dxe4
  21. 21.Bc4 Bxg4
  22. 22.Qxg4 Qxa4
  23. 23.Rxf7 Rxf7
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  25. 25.Qf5+ Ke7
  26. 26.Qxe4+ Kd7
  27. 27.Qb7+ Ke6
  28. 28.Qe4+ Kd7

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