Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 7
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack (C89)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/2R5/3r4/8/2pP1KP1/3k4/8/8 b - - 0 53

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 Be6
  19. 19.Bf4 Bxf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 Bxh3
  21. 21.Qg3 Qxg3
  22. 22.fxg3 Bf5
  23. 23.Nd2 Rfe8
  24. 24.Nb3 Kf8
  25. 25.Nc5 a5
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  27. 27.a4 bxa4
  28. 28.Rxa4 Re2
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.cxb4 Rb2
  31. 31.Ra8+ Ke7
  32. 32.Rb8 Rd2
  33. 33.Rb7+ Kd6
  34. 34.Rxf7 Bg6
  35. 35.Ra7 Kc6
  36. 36.Ne6 Be4
  37. 37.Rxg7 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Rb2
  39. 39.Nd8+ Kb5
  40. 40.Rc7 Rd2
  41. 41.Ke1 Rg2
  42. 42.Nf7 Kxb4
  43. 43.Ng5 Bd3
  44. 44.Nxh7 Bc4
  45. 45.Nf6 Re2+
  46. 46.Kd1 Re6
  47. 47.Nd7 Kc3
  48. 48.Ne5 Rh6
  49. 49.Nxc4 dxc4
  50. 50.Ke2 Re6+
  51. 51.Kf3 Kd3
  52. 52.Kf4 Rd6
  53. 53.g4

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