Mikhail Tal vs Svetozar Gligoric

Hastings6364 · 1963 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings6364
Site Hastings
Round 2
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/1n3p2/p2p2p1/3n4/7p/1P3N1P/P2B1NP1/6K1 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 h6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bf8
  12. 12.h3 Na5
  13. 13.Bc2 c5
  14. 14.d5 b5
  15. 15.b3 Nb7
  16. 16.Be3 g6
  17. 17.Qd2 h5
  18. 18.Rf1 Bg7
  19. 19.Bg5 Qc7
  20. 20.Nh4 Nh7
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Qd8
  23. 23.Nf3 b4
  24. 24.cxb4 Bb5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Bxa1
  26. 26.Rxa1 h4
  27. 27.Nh1 cxb4
  28. 28.Nf2 Qf6
  29. 29.Re1 Rac8
  30. 30.e5 Rxc2
  31. 31.exf6 Rxd2
  32. 32.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  33. 33.Bxd2 Nxf6
  34. 34.Bxb4 Nxd5
  35. 35.Bd2

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