Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 9
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/P1R5/6k1/2P3rp/8/8/7K/r7 w - - 2 71

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.a4 b4
  9. 9.c3 d6
  10. 10.a5 bxc3
  11. 11.dxc3 Be6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Rb8
  13. 13.Bc2 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf1 g6
  15. 15.Ne3 Bf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Bg7
  17. 17.Bd3 Ra8
  18. 18.Ng5 Bc8
  19. 19.Bc4 h6
  20. 20.Nf3 Be6
  21. 21.Qd3 Nb8
  22. 22.Be3 Nf6
  23. 23.Red1 Bxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Nd7
  26. 26.Qc4 Kh7
  27. 27.Ra4 f5
  28. 28.g3 Qc8
  29. 29.Qe2 fxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Qb7
  31. 31.Nd2 Qxb2
  32. 32.Qd3 Qb8
  33. 33.Rh4 Nf6
  34. 34.Nf3 Qe8
  35. 35.Re1 Qd7
  36. 36.g4 Rae8
  37. 37.Bxh6 Bxh6
  38. 38.g5 Nh5
  39. 39.gxh6 Qf5
  40. 40.Qxf5 Rxf5
  41. 41.Nd2 Nf4
  42. 42.Ne4 Rb8
  43. 43.Ng3 Rff8
  44. 44.Ne4 Ne6
  45. 45.c4 Rb2
  46. 46.Rd1 Rf5
  47. 47.c5 d5
  48. 48.Rxd5 Rb1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Nf4+
  50. 50.Rxf4 Rxf4
  51. 51.Rxe5 Kxh6
  52. 52.Re6 Re1
  53. 53.f3 Re3
  54. 54.Rxa6 Rexf3
  55. 55.Rc6 Ra3
  56. 56.Ng3 Ra2+
  57. 57.Kg1 Rff2
  58. 58.Nf1 Rf7
  59. 59.Ne3 Kg5
  60. 60.a6 Re7
  61. 61.Nf1 Kh6
  62. 62.h3 Kg7
  63. 63.h4 Kf7
  64. 64.h5 gxh5
  65. 65.Rh6 Re5
  66. 66.Rh7+ Kg6
  67. 67.Rxc7 Rg5+
  68. 68.Kh1 Ra1
  69. 69.a7 Rxf1+
  70. 70.Kh2 Ra1

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