Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch41 · 1973 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r1b3k1/1p3rp1/4pp2/q7/2QPNnRP/bP3N2/p1P2P2/K6R w - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng5 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 a5
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.N5f3 c5
  11. 11.Bf4 Bd6
  12. 12.Be5 O-O
  13. 13.O-O-O c4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Nxa4
  15. 15.Nh3 Nb6
  16. 16.g4 a4
  17. 17.g5 hxg5
  18. 18.Nhxg5 a3
  19. 19.b3 Bb4
  20. 20.Rdg1 a2
  21. 21.Kb2 Nxc4+
  22. 22.Qxc4 Nd5
  23. 23.Ne4 f6
  24. 24.Bf4 Ba3+
  25. 25.Ka1 Nxf4
  26. 26.h4 Rf7
  27. 27.Rg4 Qa5

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