Mikhail Tal vs Svetozar Gligoric

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 16
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E13)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/6P1/7K/q7/8/8/6P1/1k6 b - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qc2 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 d6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Nd7
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Rb1 g4
  15. 15.Nh4 Nf6
  16. 16.d5 Qe7
  17. 17.O-O Nd7
  18. 18.dxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Bf5 Qxc4
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nf6
  21. 21.Rd4 Qc6
  22. 22.Be6 Rg8
  23. 23.Bc4 Kf8
  24. 24.Bb5 Qc5
  25. 25.Rc4 Qe5
  26. 26.Rxc7 Be4
  27. 27.Bd3 d5
  28. 28.Rc6 Rb8
  29. 29.c4 Rg5
  30. 30.c5 d4
  31. 31.exd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Qxe4
  33. 33.cxb6 Qxc2
  34. 34.Rxc2 Nd7
  35. 35.b7 Nc5
  36. 36.Rb5 Nxb7
  37. 37.Rcb2 Rxb5
  38. 38.Rxb5 Ke7
  39. 39.Nf5+ Kd7
  40. 40.Nxh6 Kc7
  41. 41.Nxf7 Rf8
  42. 42.Nh6 Rd8
  43. 43.Rg5 Rd1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Ra1
  45. 45.Rxg4 Nc5
  46. 46.Rc4 Kc6
  47. 47.Nf5 Rxa4
  48. 48.Nd4+ Kb6
  49. 49.Rxa4 Nxa4
  50. 50.g4 Nc3
  51. 51.Kg3 a4
  52. 52.Kf4 a3
  53. 53.Nc2 a2
  54. 54.g5 Kc5
  55. 55.g6 Nd5+
  56. 56.Kg5 Kc4
  57. 57.g7 Ne7
  58. 58.f4 Kc3
  59. 59.Na1 Kb2
  60. 60.f5 Kxa1
  61. 61.f6 Kb1
  62. 62.fxe7 a1=Q
  63. 63.e8=Q Qa5+
  64. 64.Kh6

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