Mikhail Tal vs Miguel Najdorf

Leipzig olm fin-A · 1960 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig olm fin-A
Site Leipzig
Round 6
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3rk2/b4p1p/p5qN/1p2BP2/3Pp3/P6Q/1P4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.Qf3 Bb7
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.a3 O-O
  12. 12.Qh3 Qc7
  13. 13.Rae1 Nc5
  14. 14.Bf2 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Bxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Nf5 Bc5
  19. 19.d4 Ba7
  20. 20.Bh4 Ne4
  21. 21.Rxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Bf6 Qb6
  23. 23.Bxg7 Rfe8
  24. 24.Be5 Qg6
  25. 25.Nh6+ Kf8
  26. 26.f5

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