Mikhail Tal vs Viktor Korchnoi

Titograd · 1984 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Titograd
Site Titograd
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5B2/8/4K1p1/pk4P1/4P3/2b5/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 e6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.b3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb2 Ne4
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 d4
  13. 13.Bb2 Re8
  14. 14.Rc1 Bb6
  15. 15.Qd2 Bg4
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rc8
  18. 18.g4 Bg6
  19. 19.Nxd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Bxd4
  21. 21.Rxc8 Bxf2+
  22. 22.Kxf2 Qxc8
  23. 23.Bf3 h6
  24. 24.Qd7 Qc5+
  25. 25.Qd4 Qc7
  26. 26.Qd6 Qc3
  27. 27.Qf4 Qc5+
  28. 28.Qd4 Qa5
  29. 29.Qd5 Qxa2
  30. 30.Qxb7 Qc2
  31. 31.Qb5 Re6
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qc4 Rb6
  34. 34.Rd7 a5
  35. 35.Rd5 Qb2
  36. 36.Rb5 Rxb5
  37. 37.Qxb5 Qc3
  38. 38.Qd5 Qb4
  39. 39.Qb7 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kg2 f6
  41. 41.Qb5 Qe5
  42. 42.Qxe5 fxe5
  43. 43.Bd5 Be8
  44. 44.Be4+ Kg8
  45. 45.Bd5+ Kf8
  46. 46.Kf3 Ke7
  47. 47.h4 Kd6
  48. 48.Bg8 Bc6+
  49. 49.Ke3 g5
  50. 50.hxg5 hxg5
  51. 51.Bc4 Bb7
  52. 52.Bf7 Bc8
  53. 53.Kf3 Kc5
  54. 54.e3 Bb7+
  55. 55.Ke2 Ba6+
  56. 56.Kd2 Bc8
  57. 57.Bh5 Kb4
  58. 58.Kd3 Be6
  59. 59.Ke4 Bxb3
  60. 60.Be8 Ba4
  61. 61.Bf7 Bc2+
  62. 62.Kxe5 a4

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