Mikhail Tal vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch41 · 1973 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/8/2Bk2p1/1P6/1K3nR1/1P6/2r3p1/8 b - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qe7+
  8. 8.Qe2 Qxe2+
  9. 9.Kxe2 Bxc5
  10. 10.Nb3 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Bxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Nd4 Ne7
  15. 15.Rhe1 O-O
  16. 16.Kf1 Rfc8
  17. 17.c3 Rc7
  18. 18.a4 Kf8
  19. 19.Ne5 Rd8
  20. 20.g4 Bg6
  21. 21.Rad1 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Nc6
  23. 23.Rd2 f6
  24. 24.Nxg6+ hxg6
  25. 25.Red1 Rcd7
  26. 26.Bc4 d4
  27. 27.cxd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.Rxd4 Nxd4
  29. 29.f4 g5
  30. 30.fxg5 fxg5
  31. 31.Kf2 Ke7
  32. 32.Rd2 Kf6
  33. 33.Ke3 Ke5
  34. 34.Bf1 Rd6
  35. 35.Bg2 b5
  36. 36.axb5 b6
  37. 37.Bf1 Rd8
  38. 38.Rf2 Rd6
  39. 39.Rd2 Rd8
  40. 40.Rf2 Rd6
  41. 41.Rf7 Nc2+
  42. 42.Ke2 Nd4+
  43. 43.Ke3 Nc2+
  44. 44.Ke2 Nd4+
  45. 45.Kd3 Nf5+
  46. 46.Kc3 Ne3
  47. 47.Bc4 g6
  48. 48.Rc7 Ng2
  49. 49.Re7+ Kf4
  50. 50.Bf1 Ne3
  51. 51.Rf7+ Kg3
  52. 52.Bd3 Nd5+
  53. 53.Kc4 Nf4
  54. 54.Be4 Kxh3
  55. 55.Bc6 Kxg4
  56. 56.Rb7 Kf5
  57. 57.Rxb6 g4
  58. 58.Ra6 g3
  59. 59.Ra3 g2
  60. 60.Rg3 Rd2
  61. 61.b3 Rc2+
  62. 62.Kb4 Ke5
  63. 63.Rg5+ Kd6
  64. 64.Rg4

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