Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

URS-chTJ · 1954 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event URS-chTJ
Site Leningrad
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3b3p/3P2pk/8/3R4/1P3rPP/8/6K1 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.d4 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 g6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bf4 d6
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.e3 Ne8
  10. 10.Be2 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O Ne5
  12. 12.Bxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Nd2 f5
  14. 14.Qb3 Nd6
  15. 15.Nc4 e4
  16. 16.Nb5 Nxb5
  17. 17.Qxb5 b6
  18. 18.d6 Bd7
  19. 19.Qb3 b5
  20. 20.Nb6+ c4
  21. 21.Bxc4+ bxc4
  22. 22.Qxc4+ Rf7
  23. 23.Nxa8 Qxa8
  24. 24.Qb3 Be5
  25. 25.Rac1 Kg7
  26. 26.Rfd1 a5
  27. 27.Rc7 Qe8
  28. 28.Qd5 a4
  29. 29.b4 axb3
  30. 30.axb3 Bf6
  31. 31.Rb7 Qe5
  32. 32.Qc4 f4
  33. 33.exf4 Qxf4
  34. 34.g3 Qf3
  35. 35.Qd5 Bc3
  36. 36.Rf1 Kh6
  37. 37.Qc4 Qf6
  38. 38.Qe2 Bd4
  39. 39.Rb4 e3
  40. 40.Qd3 Qxf2+
  41. 41.Rxf2 exf2+
  42. 42.Kh2 f1=N+
  43. 43.Qxf1 Rxf1
  44. 44.Rxd4 Rf2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rf3

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