Mikhail Tal vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats qf1 · 1980 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf1
Site Alma Ata
Round 2
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/7p/4nR2/6P1/2r3K1/8/8 w - - 8 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.e5 dxe5
  9. 9.fxe5 Qc7
  10. 10.Bxb5+ axb5
  11. 11.exf6 Qe5+
  12. 12.Qe2 Qxg5
  13. 13.Ndxb5 Ra5
  14. 14.fxg7 Bxg7
  15. 15.Ne4 Qe5
  16. 16.Nbd6+ Ke7
  17. 17.O-O f5
  18. 18.Rad1 Rd5
  19. 19.Qc4 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 fxe4
  21. 21.Nxc8+ Kf7
  22. 22.Nd6+ Kg6
  23. 23.Nxe4 Na6
  24. 24.Nf2 Nc5
  25. 25.b4 Na4
  26. 26.Ng4 Qf5
  27. 27.Ne3 Nb2
  28. 28.Qh4 Qe5
  29. 29.Qg4+ Kh6
  30. 30.Re1 Bf6
  31. 31.b5 Rf8
  32. 32.b6 Bg5
  33. 33.Qg3 Qxg3
  34. 34.hxg3 Kg7
  35. 35.Ng4 Nc4
  36. 36.Rxe6 Rb8
  37. 37.Rc6 Nxb6
  38. 38.Rc7+ Kg8
  39. 39.c4 Na4
  40. 40.Kf2 Rb2+
  41. 41.Kf3 Rxa2
  42. 42.Ke4 Re2+
  43. 43.Kf5 Be7
  44. 44.Nf6+ Bxf6
  45. 45.Kxf6 Nb6
  46. 46.g4 Rxg2
  47. 47.Kg5 Rd2
  48. 48.c5 Nd7
  49. 49.c6 Rd5+
  50. 50.Kh6 Rd6+
  51. 51.Kg5 Ne5
  52. 52.Rc8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rc7+ Nf7+
  54. 54.Kf5 h6
  55. 55.Ke4 Kf6
  56. 56.Rc8 Rd1
  57. 57.Rf8 Rd6
  58. 58.Rc8 Ng5+
  59. 59.Ke3 Ke7
  60. 60.Kf4 Nf7
  61. 61.Kg3 Rd3+
  62. 62.Kg2 Rc3
  63. 63.Rc7+ Kf6
  64. 64.Rc8 Ne5
  65. 65.c7 Nf7
  66. 66.Rg8 Rxc7
  67. 67.Kg3 Rc1
  68. 68.Ra8 Ne5
  69. 69.Rf8+ Kg7
  70. 70.Rf5 Rc3+

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