Mikhail Tal vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 79 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 24
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2K5/8/4Q3/5Np1/4n1qp/7k/8/8 w - - 8 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 c5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Be6
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Na4 Bb6
  12. 12.Nxb6 axb6
  13. 13.Nd4 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Qd7
  15. 15.a3 Bh3
  16. 16.Qd3 Rfe8
  17. 17.Rfe1 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Re4
  19. 19.Nf3 Rae8
  20. 20.Bd2 d4
  21. 21.e3 Qd5
  22. 22.exd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  24. 24.Qe2 Nd6
  25. 25.Be3 Rd3
  26. 26.Kg1 Nc4
  27. 27.Ne1 Rb3
  28. 28.Rc1 Nxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Qe5
  30. 30.Ng2 Rxb2
  31. 31.Qd3 Qe6
  32. 32.Nf4 Rb3
  33. 33.Rc3 Rxc3
  34. 34.Qxc3 Qe4
  35. 35.Qb3 b5
  36. 36.Qxb5 Qxe3+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qf3+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qe3+
  39. 39.Kf1 g5
  40. 40.Ne2 Ne5
  41. 41.Qxb7 Nd3
  42. 42.Qc8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qf5 Qd2
  44. 44.Nd4 Qe1+
  45. 45.Kg2 Qe3
  46. 46.Qd5 Qf2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Qf1+
  48. 48.Kg4 Nf2+
  49. 49.Kf5 Qd3+
  50. 50.Ke5 Ng4+
  51. 51.Kd6 Qxa3+
  52. 52.Kc7 Qe7+
  53. 53.Kb8 Ne3
  54. 54.Qb5 Qe4
  55. 55.Qb2 Kg6
  56. 56.Qb6+ f6
  57. 57.Ne6 Nc4
  58. 58.Qa6 Ne5
  59. 59.Nc7 Qc2
  60. 60.Qd6 Qxh2
  61. 61.Nd5 Qf2
  62. 62.Kb7 Qxg3
  63. 63.Qxf6+ Kh5
  64. 64.Qe6 Ng4
  65. 65.Ne7 Qf3+
  66. 66.Kc8 Kh4
  67. 67.Nf5+ Kh3
  68. 68.Kd8 h5
  69. 69.Qg6 Ne5
  70. 70.Qe6 Ng4
  71. 71.Qg6 Ne5
  72. 72.Qe6 Qd3+
  73. 73.Nd4+ Ng4
  74. 74.Qd5 Nf2
  75. 75.Kc8 h4
  76. 76.Qe5 Qe4
  77. 77.Qf6 Qf4
  78. 78.Nf5 Ne4
  79. 79.Qe6 Qg4

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