Mikhail Tal vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-chT · 1968 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

5rk1/pr2qpp1/1p2p2p/2n5/2N5/2Q1P3/PP3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Qc2 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qxc3 c6
  11. 11.Nd2 Nd7
  12. 12.Be2 dxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 c5
  14. 14.O-O b6
  15. 15.Bf3 Rb8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bb7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Rxb7
  18. 18.dxc5 Nxc5

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