Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Tbilisi
Round 1
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack (C89)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

3r1k2/6pp/4Rp2/3P4/2B3P1/8/1P1b3K/8 b - - 0 37

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.d4 Bd6
  13. 13.Re1 Qh4
  14. 14.g3 Qh3
  15. 15.Be3 Bg4
  16. 16.Qd3 Rae8
  17. 17.Nd2 Re6
  18. 18.a4 Qh5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.c4 bxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Bb4
  22. 22.Rec1 Be2
  23. 23.Bd1 Qxh2+
  24. 24.Kxh2 Bxd3
  25. 25.Ne5 Bb5
  26. 26.Bb3 Rd8
  27. 27.Ra7 f6
  28. 28.Nxc6 Bxc6
  29. 29.Ra6 Kf8
  30. 30.Raxc6 Rxc6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Nxe3
  32. 32.fxe3 Bd2
  33. 33.Bc4 Bxe3
  34. 34.d5 Bd2
  35. 35.Rb6 Ke7
  36. 36.Re6+ Kf8
  37. 37.g4

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