Mikhail Tal vs Carsten Hoi

Jurmala · 1985 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Carsten Hoi
Result 1-0
Event Jurmala
Site Jurmala
Round 11
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p4B2/2pp2P1/1p2pN2/5rP1/2P3K1/P7/8 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.c3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Nh5
  9. 9.Na3 Nf4
  10. 10.Bc2 Bg4
  11. 11.Qd2 g5
  12. 12.Nxg5 hxg5
  13. 13.Bxg5 Ng6
  14. 14.f4 f6
  15. 15.f5 e6
  16. 16.Bh6 exf5
  17. 17.h3 f4
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.hxg4 Rh8
  20. 20.Rxf4 Nxf4
  21. 21.Qxf4 Rh6
  22. 22.Kf2 Ne5
  23. 23.dxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Qg3 Qg5
  25. 25.Nc4 Rf8+
  26. 26.Ke2 Rf4
  27. 27.Ne3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rf1 Ke8
  29. 29.Rf3 Rh1
  30. 30.Qf2 Ra1
  31. 31.Bb3 Rb1
  32. 32.Kd3 c6
  33. 33.g3 Rxb2
  34. 34.gxf4 Rxf2
  35. 35.fxg5 Rxf3
  36. 36.Ke2 Rf4
  37. 37.Kd3 Kf8
  38. 38.g6 Rf3
  39. 39.Bf7 b5
  40. 40.Ke2 Rf4
  41. 41.Nf5 Rxe4+
  42. 42.Kf3 Rf4+
  43. 43.Kg3

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