Mikhail Tal vs Paul Keres

URS-chT · 1959 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site Moscow
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp2bk1P/5p2/8/6R1/1P3qnK/5P2/8 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Ngf6
  10. 10.Bf4 Qa5+
  11. 11.c3 e6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Rfe1 O-O
  14. 14.Nf5 Rfe8
  15. 15.Nxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Ne5 Rh8
  17. 17.Qh3 Rh7
  18. 18.c4 Nf8
  19. 19.Rad1 Rd8
  20. 20.Bd2 Qb6
  21. 21.Bc3 Kg8
  22. 22.Re3 Ne8
  23. 23.Rg3+ Ng7
  24. 24.Rdd3 f6
  25. 25.Ng6 Nxg6
  26. 26.Rxg6 Kf7
  27. 27.h5 Qa6
  28. 28.b3 Qxa2
  29. 29.d5 cxd5
  30. 30.cxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rxd5 exd5
  32. 32.Qd3 Qa6
  33. 33.Qxd5+ Qe6
  34. 34.Qf3 Rh8
  35. 35.Bd2 Rd8
  36. 36.Bxh6 Qe1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qe5+
  38. 38.Kg1 Nf5
  39. 39.Bf4 Qe1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rd1
  41. 41.Kh3 Rd4
  42. 42.Rg4 Qd1
  43. 43.h6 Rd3
  44. 44.h7 Rxf3+
  45. 45.gxf3 Qxf3+
  46. 46.Bg3 Nxg3

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