Mikhail Tal vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch44 · 1976 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch44
Site Moscow
Date 1976.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3B4/5k2/RP6/p4p1p/3b1P1P/8/r7/2K5 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bxg2
  8. 8.Kxg2 Bg7
  9. 9.Nc3 Qc8
  10. 10.b3 Qb7+
  11. 11.f3 d5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Qxd5
  14. 14.Be3 Nc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Rc1 Qe6
  17. 17.Qd3 O-O
  18. 18.Rfd1 f5
  19. 19.Qc4 Kf7
  20. 20.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  21. 21.Rc6+ Kf7
  22. 22.Bg5 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Rd7 Rc2
  25. 25.Rxe7+ Kg8
  26. 26.Rxa7 h6
  27. 27.Bd8 Bd4
  28. 28.Ra4 Bc5
  29. 29.b4 Bd4
  30. 30.b5 Bc5
  31. 31.Ra6 Kg7
  32. 32.a4 Rxe2+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rf2+
  34. 34.Ke1 Ra2
  35. 35.Kd1 Kf7
  36. 36.Kc1 Bd4
  37. 37.f4 g5
  38. 38.h4 gxf4
  39. 39.gxf4 h5
  40. 40.a5 bxa5
  41. 41.b6

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