Mikhail Tal vs Paul Keres

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 5
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r7/p4pk1/R4npp/3p4/B7/4PP1P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Nf6
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Rc1 Rc8
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Qa4 Bxf4
  15. 15.Qxf4 c5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rb8
  17. 17.b3 Rb4
  18. 18.Qe5 Re8
  19. 19.Na4 c4
  20. 20.Qa1 Qe7
  21. 21.Rd4 cxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Rxb3
  23. 23.Nc5 Rb6
  24. 24.Ra4 Ra8
  25. 25.h3 h6
  26. 26.Bd3 Rc6
  27. 27.Nxe6 Rxc1+
  28. 28.Qxc1 Qxe6
  29. 29.Qc7 Qd7
  30. 30.Qxd7 Nxd7
  31. 31.Bb5 Nf6
  32. 32.Ra5 Kf8
  33. 33.Ba4 g6
  34. 34.Ra6 Kg7
  35. 35.f3

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