Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 8
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b5/p5pp/1bN1k3/8/2pBn3/4K3/1PP2PPP/R6R b - - 4 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d3 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 e5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nd7
  5. 5.d4 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 exd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 Ngf6
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nd6 Qa5
  11. 11.Bc4 b5
  12. 12.Bd2 Qa6
  13. 13.Nf5 Bd8
  14. 14.Qh4 bxc4
  15. 15.Qg5 Nh5
  16. 16.Nh6+ Kh8
  17. 17.Qxh5 Qxa2
  18. 18.Bc3 Nf6
  19. 19.Qxf7 Qa1+
  20. 20.Kd2 Rxf7
  21. 21.Nxf7+ Kg8
  22. 22.Rxa1 Kxf7
  23. 23.Ne5+ Ke6
  24. 24.Nxc6 Ne4+
  25. 25.Ke3 Bb6+
  26. 26.Bd4

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