Mikhail Tal vs John A Grefe

San Francisco · 1991 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black John A Grefe
Result 1-0
Event San Francisco
Site San Francisco
Round 1
Date 1991.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k6r/5p2/4p3/p2bP2P/1Rpp1P2/R7/2P2P2/3K4 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Qg4 Qc7
  8. 8.Qxg7 Rg8
  9. 9.Qxh7 cxd4
  10. 10.Ne2 dxc3
  11. 11.Bf4 Nbc6
  12. 12.Qd3 Rg4
  13. 13.Qf3 Rh4
  14. 14.g3 Rh8
  15. 15.Qxc3 Ng6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxf4
  17. 17.Nb5 Qb6
  18. 18.gxf4 Bd7
  19. 19.a4 d4
  20. 20.Qa3 Qa5+
  21. 21.Kd1 O-O-O
  22. 22.Nd6+ Kb8
  23. 23.Rb1 Bc8
  24. 24.Bg2 Qa6
  25. 25.Qc5 Ka8
  26. 26.Qb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.axb5 Rxd6
  28. 28.bxc6 Rxc6
  29. 29.Bxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.h4 c5
  31. 31.Rb5 Bb7
  32. 32.Rh3 c4
  33. 33.Rb4 Bg2
  34. 34.Rg3 Bd5
  35. 35.h5 a5
  36. 36.Ra3

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