Mikhail Tal vs Bjarke Kristensen

Saint John op-2 · 1988 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Bjarke Kristensen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint John op-2
Site Saint John
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/3b1k2/p4B1p/4K3/1P5P/P7/8 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Ne7
  9. 9.c4 Nf5
  10. 10.Bd3 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Kh1 g6
  13. 13.Nc3 Qb6
  14. 14.Rb1 Qd4
  15. 15.Ne4 b5
  16. 16.b3 Ba6
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb6
  18. 18.Bb2 Nd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.c5 f5
  21. 21.Nxd6 Qxc5
  22. 22.Nxb5 e4
  23. 23.Rfc1 Bxb5
  24. 24.Bxb5 Qd4
  25. 25.Rc6 Bc5
  26. 26.f4 Rad8
  27. 27.Rd1 Qb4
  28. 28.Qc4 Bd6
  29. 29.Qxb4 Bxb4
  30. 30.d6 Rf6
  31. 31.d7 Rxc6
  32. 32.Bxc6 e3
  33. 33.Bb5 Bd2
  34. 34.g3 Rxd7
  35. 35.Bxd7 e2
  36. 36.Rb1 e1=Q+
  37. 37.Rxe1 Bxe1
  38. 38.Kg2 Bb4
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf7
  40. 40.g4 fxg4+
  41. 41.Bxg4 Kf6
  42. 42.Ke4 Bd6
  43. 43.h3 h6
  44. 44.Bc8 a5
  45. 45.f5 gxf5+
  46. 46.Bxf5 h5

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