Mikhail Tal vs Michael Karp

Tel Aviv · 1990 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Michael Karp
Result 1-0
Event Tel Aviv
Site Tel Aviv
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 38
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/1R6/1p1p2r1/p5P1/P1P5/1P3K1P/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Be2 b5
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.e5 e6
  8. 8.Bf4 d5
  9. 9.Qd2 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Rad1 Ne7
  12. 12.Bh6 O-O
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.a3 Nc6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rb8
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxe5
  17. 17.f4 Ned7
  18. 18.Nc6 Qb6
  19. 19.Qd4+ e5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Ne6
  21. 21.Nxd7+ Nxd4
  22. 22.Nxb6 Nxe2+
  23. 23.Nxe2 Rxb6
  24. 24.Nd4 Rd8
  25. 25.Re5 Rbd6
  26. 26.Rd3 Be6
  27. 27.Rc3 Kf6
  28. 28.Kf2 Rb8
  29. 29.Rc7 a5
  30. 30.Ra7 a4
  31. 31.c3 Rdd8
  32. 32.Nxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Rxh7 Rg8
  34. 34.g4 g5
  35. 35.Rh6+ Kf7
  36. 36.fxg5 Rb6
  37. 37.Rxd5 exd5
  38. 38.Rxb6 Rxg5

More Mikhail Tal Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Tal games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.