Mikhail Tal vs Adrian Mikhalchishin

Lvov · 1984 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Adrian Mikhalchishin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lvov
Site Lvov
Round 11
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

R7/4p3/4pkp1/p4r1p/8/P3PKPP/5P2/8 w - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5
  7. 7.Qb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qb5 Be6
  9. 9.Rd1 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxb7 Rc8
  11. 11.Bxc4 O-O
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Ne2 Ne4
  14. 14.Qb3 Nxc5
  15. 15.Qc4 Qb6
  16. 16.a3 Ne5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Qa2 Bxc3+
  19. 19.bxc3 Ne4
  20. 20.O-O Nxc3
  21. 21.Nxc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Rd7 Kf7
  23. 23.Rd4 Rd8
  24. 24.Qa1 Rxd4
  25. 25.Qxc3 Rd8
  26. 26.Rc1 Qb5
  27. 27.h3 Qe2
  28. 28.Rc2 Qd3
  29. 29.Qc7 Rd5
  30. 30.Rc3 Rd7
  31. 31.Qc8 Qd1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qd6+
  33. 33.g3 Rd8
  34. 34.Qb7 Qd5
  35. 35.Rc7 Qxb7
  36. 36.Rxb7 a5
  37. 37.Ra7 Rd5
  38. 38.Kg2 h5
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf6
  40. 40.Ra8 Rf5+

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