Mikhail Tal vs Miguel Najdorf

Bled · 1961 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Bled
Site Bled
Round 19
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/1nk4p/3p2p1/3Bp3/2P3KP/1r4P1/5P2/8 b - - 2 49

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Qd3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bg5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Kh8
  14. 14.c3 f5
  15. 15.Bf3 Bxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 fxe4
  17. 17.Qxe4 Qe7
  18. 18.Qd5 Rf6
  19. 19.Nd2 Bxd2
  20. 20.Rxd2 Qc7
  21. 21.Re1 Raf8
  22. 22.Re3 g6
  23. 23.Be4 Kg7
  24. 24.Rf3 Rxf3
  25. 25.Bxf3 Rf6
  26. 26.Be4 Qf7
  27. 27.Qb3 Qxb3
  28. 28.axb3 Nd8
  29. 29.b4 Kf7
  30. 30.Rd5 Ke8
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.Rxb5 Rf7
  33. 33.Rb6 Kd7
  34. 34.Bd5 Rf4
  35. 35.g3 Ra4
  36. 36.Bxb7 Ra1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Kc7
  38. 38.Ra6 Rb1
  39. 39.Bd5 Rxb2
  40. 40.Ra7+ Nb7
  41. 41.Kf3 Kb8
  42. 42.Ra6 Kc7
  43. 43.Ra8 Nc5
  44. 44.Ra7+ Nb7
  45. 45.h4 Kb8
  46. 46.Ra6 Kc7
  47. 47.Ra8 Rb5
  48. 48.c4 Rb3+
  49. 49.Kg4

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