Mikhail Tal vs Svetozar Gligoric

The Game

White	Mikhail Tal
Black	Svetozar Gligoric
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats Tournament
Site	Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round	2
Date	1959.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Sämisch (E89)
Moves	47

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/R7/3p1P2/1p1P2K1/1b2p3/8/8/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.e4 d6
5. 5.f3 O-O
6. 6.Be3 e5
7. 7.Nge2 c6
8. 8.d5 cxd5
9. 9.cxd5 a6
10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
11. 11.g4 h5
12. 12.h3 Nh7
13. 13.h4 hxg4
14. 14.fxg4 Nhf6
15. 15.Bh3 Nb6
16. 16.Bg5 Nc4
17. 17.Qd3 Qc7
18. 18.b3 Na3
19. 19.Rc1 Bxg4
20. 20.Bxf6 Bxe2
21. 21.Kxe2 Bxf6
22. 22.Nb1 Qa5
23. 23.b4 Qxb4
24. 24.Nxa3 Bxh4
25. 25.Nc4 b5
26. 26.Nb6 Rad8
27. 27.Bf5 Bg5
28. 28.Rcg1 Qb2+
29. 29.Kf3 Bf4
30. 30.Rg2 Qb4
31. 31.Nd7 Rc8
32. 32.Nf6+ Kg7
33. 33.Nh5+ Kg8
34. 34.Bxc8 Rxc8
35. 35.Rc2 Rxc2
36. 36.Qxc2 Qa3+
37. 37.Qb3 Qxb3+
38. 38.axb3 gxh5
39. 39.Ra1 h4
40. 40.Kg4 Be3
41. 41.Rxa6 Bc5
42. 42.Kxh4 f5
43. 43.exf5 e4
44. 44.b4 Bxb4
45. 45.Kg5 Kf7
46. 46.Ra7+ Ke8
47. 47.f6

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