Mikhail Tal vs Miguel Najdorf

Belgrade URS-World · 1970 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade URS-World
Site Belgrade
Round 3.9
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5RQ1/4q1p1/6kp/8/4p1pP/1P4P1/P4P1K/4r3 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.g3 a6
  7. 7.Bg2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Re1 Bd7
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Na4 e5
  12. 12.c4 Be7
  13. 13.c5 O-O
  14. 14.cxd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Bg5 Be7
  16. 16.Qc2 h6
  17. 17.Be3 Rab8
  18. 18.Rac1 Rfd8
  19. 19.h3 Nh7
  20. 20.Bc5 Be8
  21. 21.Red1 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Ng5
  23. 23.Bxe7 Qxe7
  24. 24.Nc5 Ne6
  25. 25.Nxe6 Qxe6
  26. 26.b3 Qe7
  27. 27.Qc3 Rb4
  28. 28.h4 f6
  29. 29.Rd3 Kh7
  30. 30.Bh3 Bg6
  31. 31.Rd7 Qf8
  32. 32.Qxc6 Rxe4
  33. 33.Qxa6 Re1+
  34. 34.Kh2 f5
  35. 35.Rd6 Bh5
  36. 36.Qd3 e4
  37. 37.Qd5 Bg4
  38. 38.Rd8 Qf6
  39. 39.Qg8+ Kg6
  40. 40.Qe8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Bxg4 fxg4
  42. 42.Qg8+ Kg6
  43. 43.Rf8 Qe7

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