Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 5
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack (C89)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/8/p1b1kpp1/1pPp3p/1P1K1BPP/2P2P2/P7/8 b - - 10 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Rxe5 c6
  12. 12.Bxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.d4 Bd6
  14. 14.Re3 Qh4
  15. 15.h3 Qf4
  16. 16.Re5 Qf6
  17. 17.Re1 Qg6
  18. 18.Qf3 Bf5
  19. 19.Be3 Be4
  20. 20.Qg4 h5
  21. 21.Qxg6 Bxg6
  22. 22.Nd2 f6
  23. 23.Nb3 Bf5
  24. 24.Nc5 Bxc5
  25. 25.dxc5 Bd7
  26. 26.Rad1 Bc6
  27. 27.h4 Rfe8
  28. 28.f3 Kf7
  29. 29.Kf2 Rh8
  30. 30.Rd2 Rae8
  31. 31.Rde2 Re6
  32. 32.Bf4 Rxe2+
  33. 33.Rxe2 Re8
  34. 34.Rxe8 Bxe8
  35. 35.g4 g6
  36. 36.b4 Bc6
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke6
  38. 38.Kd4 Kf7
  39. 39.Bc7 Ke7
  40. 40.Bd6+ Ke6
  41. 41.Bf4

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