Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 22
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2br3k/q2r3p/p2P1R2/2pB4/3b1Qp1/P7/6PP/5R1K b - - 8 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 b5
  9. 9.Bf3 Bb7
  10. 10.a3 Qc7
  11. 11.Qe1 Be7
  12. 12.Kh1 Rb8
  13. 13.b3 O-O
  14. 14.Bb2 Rfe8
  15. 15.Qg3 Bf8
  16. 16.Rae1 e5
  17. 17.Nf5 Kh8
  18. 18.Qh4 exf4
  19. 19.Qxf4 Ne5
  20. 20.Re3 g6
  21. 21.Nh6 Bg7
  22. 22.Nd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.exd5 f6
  24. 24.Be4 g5
  25. 25.Qf5 Bxh6
  26. 26.Qxf6+ Bg7
  27. 27.Qf5 Ng6
  28. 28.Rh3 Bxb2
  29. 29.Qxg6 Re7
  30. 30.Rh6 Rg8
  31. 31.Qf5 Bc8
  32. 32.Qf3 g4
  33. 33.Qd3 Be5
  34. 34.c4 bxc4
  35. 35.bxc4 Reg7
  36. 36.c5 dxc5
  37. 37.d6 Qa7
  38. 38.Bd5 Rd8
  39. 39.Qe4 Bd4
  40. 40.Qf4 Rgd7
  41. 41.Rf6

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