Mikhail Tal vs Dmitry Gurevich

Wch-blitz · 1988 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Dmitry Gurevich
Result 1-0
Event Wch-blitz
Site Saint John
Round 1
Date 1988.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/pp4Q1/5N2/PPp5/3b4/7P/B3K3 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bb7
  7. 7.Bd3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Bc2 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Qc7
  12. 12.b3 Rfe8
  13. 13.Bb2 g6
  14. 14.Nf3 a6
  15. 15.Kh1 Bf8
  16. 16.Rae1 Bg7
  17. 17.Ba1 Rac8
  18. 18.a4 d5
  19. 19.e5 Nh5
  20. 20.Ng5 dxc4
  21. 21.b4 f6
  22. 22.Nxh7 f5
  23. 23.Ng5 Bh6
  24. 24.Nxe6 Rxe6
  25. 25.Bxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Qxh5 Rf8
  27. 27.Re3 Kh7
  28. 28.Rg3 Qc6
  29. 29.Ne2 Rg8
  30. 30.Qxf5+ Reg6
  31. 31.Rg1 Nf8
  32. 32.Nd4 Qe4
  33. 33.Rxg6 Rxg6
  34. 34.Qxe4 Bxe4
  35. 35.f5 Rg5
  36. 36.e6 Rg8
  37. 37.f6 Be3
  38. 38.f7 Rg5
  39. 39.e7 Bxg1
  40. 40.Kxg1 Rxg2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Ng6
  42. 42.e8=Q Rg4
  43. 43.Qg8+ Kh6
  44. 44.f8=Q+ Nxf8
  45. 45.Qxg4 Bd3+
  46. 46.Ke1 Ng6
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Qh5+ Kg8
  49. 49.Qxg6+

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