Mikhail Tal vs Miguel Najdorf

Belgrade URS-World · 1970 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade URS-World
Site Belgrade
Round 1.9
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

7k/5p1p/4p1np/pPr1P3/3R4/4R2P/6P1/7K b - - 0 41

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.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Ne5
  9. 9.h3 Bc5
  10. 10.Kh1 d6
  11. 11.f4 Ned7
  12. 12.Qf3 b5
  13. 13.Nb3 Bb7
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Bxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Nc5
  17. 17.Ng3 Rc8
  18. 18.Qe2 O-O
  19. 19.Nxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Rad1 a5
  21. 21.e5 dxe5
  22. 22.fxe5 Nd5
  23. 23.Ne4 Qe3
  24. 24.Qh5 Qh6
  25. 25.Qxh6 gxh6
  26. 26.Rf3 Rc7
  27. 27.Rdf1 Ne7
  28. 28.Rg3+ Kh8
  29. 29.Nd6 Nc6
  30. 30.Re3 Kg7
  31. 31.Rf4 Ne7
  32. 32.Bb5 Ng6
  33. 33.Rd4 Bd5
  34. 34.c4 bxc3
  35. 35.bxc3 Rc5
  36. 36.Ne8+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nf6 Rfc8
  38. 38.c4 Bxc4
  39. 39.Ne4 Bxb5
  40. 40.Nxc5 Rxc5
  41. 41.axb5

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