Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 9
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p3kpp/p1p5/2P5/1Pb5/R3B1P1/P4PPK/5r2 b - - 6 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.exf5 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxe5 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 c6
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bxd4
  10. 10.Bd3 d5
  11. 11.Ne2 Be5
  12. 12.Ng3 Ne4
  13. 13.Bxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.d3 exd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Qxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Bxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Bxf5
  18. 18.d4 Rad8
  19. 19.Be3 Rd5
  20. 20.Rfc1 Rb5
  21. 21.b3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rc4 Rbd5
  23. 23.Rac1 Kf7
  24. 24.Ra4 a6
  25. 25.Rc5 Bd3
  26. 26.Ra3 Rxc5
  27. 27.dxc5 Bb5
  28. 28.b4 Rd1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Bc4
  30. 30.Bf4 Rf1
  31. 31.Be3

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