Mikhail Tal vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch45 · 1977 · English Opening · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R6/4K3/7p/8/4k1P1/1p4r1/8 w - h6 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 c5
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.Nd4 Ne5
  9. 9.Nc6 Nxc4
  10. 10.Nxd8 Nd5
  11. 11.Nc3 Kxd8
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bb7
  13. 13.Nc3 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Ne5
  15. 15.b3 Nc6
  16. 16.Ba3 Be7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Kd7
  18. 18.Bb2 Rhd8
  19. 19.e3 Bf6
  20. 20.d4 cxd4
  21. 21.Nb5 Rac8
  22. 22.Nxd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Ke7
  24. 24.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  25. 25.Kf3 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rc2
  27. 27.a4 Rc3
  28. 28.Rd7 a5
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Rd6 b5
  31. 31.a5 b3
  32. 32.Rd2 Ke5
  33. 33.Ke2 Rc4
  34. 34.Kd1 Ra4
  35. 35.Rb2 Ra3
  36. 36.Kd2 Ke4
  37. 37.Kc3 Rxa5
  38. 38.Rd2 Ra7
  39. 39.Kxb3 Kf3
  40. 40.Kb4 Rb7
  41. 41.Kc5 b4
  42. 42.Kc6 Rb8
  43. 43.Kc7 Rb5
  44. 44.Kc6 Rh5
  45. 45.Rd7 Kxf2
  46. 46.Rxf7+ Kxe3
  47. 47.Rb7 Rxh2
  48. 48.Kd6 Rg2
  49. 49.Rxg7 b3
  50. 50.Kxe6 b2
  51. 51.Rb7 h5

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