Mikhail Tal vs Manuel Rivas Pastor

Barcelona · 1992 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Manuel Rivas Pastor
Result 1-0
Event Barcelona
Site Barcelona
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/2R5/5K2/5N2/5Pp1/P7/6rp/8 w - - 12 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.f4 Qa5
  5. 5.Bd2 e5
  6. 6.Nf3 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nb3 a5
  9. 9.Rb1 a4
  10. 10.Nc1 g6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bg7
  12. 12.Bd3 O-O
  13. 13.N1e2 Bg4
  14. 14.Qg3 Bxe2
  15. 15.Nxe2 Nbd7
  16. 16.Qf3 Nc5
  17. 17.Be3 Nfxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bxc5 dxc5
  20. 20.Qc4 Qa7
  21. 21.b4 axb3
  22. 22.Qxb3 b5
  23. 23.c4 Qa5+
  24. 24.Kf1 Rad8
  25. 25.Rd1 Rb8
  26. 26.Qc2 bxc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Rb2
  28. 28.Qc1 Qb4
  29. 29.h4 Re4
  30. 30.a3 Qb8
  31. 31.Rh3 Qe8
  32. 32.Nc3 Rxc4
  33. 33.Qxb2 Rxf4+
  34. 34.Rf3 Rxh4
  35. 35.Qe2 Rh1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Bd4+
  37. 37.Rxd4 Qxe2+
  38. 38.Nxe2 cxd4
  39. 39.Nxd4 c5
  40. 40.Nc6 Ra1
  41. 41.Rc3 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kf3 f5
  43. 43.Na7 Kg7
  44. 44.Nb5 h5
  45. 45.g3 g5
  46. 46.Rxc5 Kf6
  47. 47.Rc3 g4+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rf2+
  49. 49.Ke3 Rg2
  50. 50.Kd4 f4
  51. 51.Rc6+ Kg5
  52. 52.Rc5+ Kh6
  53. 53.gxf4 h4
  54. 54.Ke5 h3
  55. 55.Nd6 h2
  56. 56.Nf5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Rc6+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rc7+ Kg8
  59. 59.Nh6+ Kf8
  60. 60.Kf6 Ke8
  61. 61.Nf5 Kd8

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