Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch26 · 1959 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 16
Date 1959.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E92)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/5n2/3p2k1/2pPp2p/b1P1P1p1/2K3P1/2N4P/2B5 w - - 4 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.a3 h6
  10. 10.Ne1 a6
  11. 11.Rb1 Ne8
  12. 12.Nd3 f5
  13. 13.b4 b6
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.bxa5 Rxa5
  16. 16.Bd2 Ra8
  17. 17.Qb3 Nef6
  18. 18.f3 Rf7
  19. 19.Rb2 Ra6
  20. 20.Ra1 Nf8
  21. 21.Nf2 N8h7
  22. 22.Rba2 Rfa7
  23. 23.Nb5 Ra8
  24. 24.Ra3 Ng5
  25. 25.Bd3 fxe4
  26. 26.Bxe4 Nfxe4
  27. 27.fxe4 Nf7
  28. 28.Qf3 Bd7
  29. 29.g3 Rc8
  30. 30.Rf1 Qe7
  31. 31.Ng4 Rf8
  32. 32.Nf6+ Qxf6
  33. 33.Qxf6 Bxf6
  34. 34.Rxf6 Kg7
  35. 35.Rf1 Bh3
  36. 36.Rf2 Raa8
  37. 37.Bc1 g5
  38. 38.Bb2 Rfd8
  39. 39.Nc7 Ra7
  40. 40.Nb5 Rad7
  41. 41.a5 bxa5
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rb7
  43. 43.Ra6 Rdb8
  44. 44.Bc3 Rb6
  45. 45.Rfa2 Bc8
  46. 46.Rxb6 Rxb6
  47. 47.Ra7 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf2 Ra6
  49. 49.Ke3 Rxa7
  50. 50.Nxa7 Bh3
  51. 51.Kf2 Bg4
  52. 52.Ba5 Ke7
  53. 53.Ke3 Bh3
  54. 54.Kf2 Bd7
  55. 55.Ke3 Bh3
  56. 56.Kf2 Bg4
  57. 57.Ke3 Bd1
  58. 58.Nb5 g4
  59. 59.Bd2 Bc2
  60. 60.Na3 Bb3
  61. 61.Kd3 Kf6
  62. 62.Nc2 h5
  63. 63.Kc3 Ba4
  64. 64.Bc1 Kg6

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