Mikhail Tal vs Slavoljub Marjanovic

Subotica Interzonal · 1987 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Slavoljub Marjanovic
Result 1-0
Event Subotica Interzonal
Site Subotica
Round 14
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/4kb2/5p2/1B2p1p1/7p/q1P1QP2/5KPP/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Qc7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nd2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Be7
  11. 11.Nc4 b6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bb7
  13. 13.Bc4 Qc5
  14. 14.O-O Rc8
  15. 15.Qe2 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Nxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rc7
  19. 19.Ra3 d5
  20. 20.f3 Bg6
  21. 21.Rc3 Qd6
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rc5
  23. 23.Nxe7 Kxe7
  24. 24.Rd1 Qc7
  25. 25.Bb5 Rd8
  26. 26.Be1 f6
  27. 27.Rd5 Rxc3
  28. 28.Bxc3 Nc5
  29. 29.Rxd8 Qxd8
  30. 30.b3 Qd6
  31. 31.Be1 Ne6
  32. 32.c3 Nc5
  33. 33.b4 Nd3
  34. 34.Qd2 h5
  35. 35.Bf2 Ke6
  36. 36.Qe3 Nxf2
  37. 37.Kxf2 h4
  38. 38.a5 bxa5
  39. 39.bxa5 Qa3
  40. 40.a6 Ke7
  41. 41.a7 Bf7
  42. 42.a8=Q

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