Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

URS-chT · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 16 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r2q1rk1/ppp1bpp1/3n3p/3Pp3/4b3/3BP3/PP1NQPPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 17

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 e5
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.Ne4 Nf5
  13. 13.Qe2 Nd6
  14. 14.Nfd2 Be7
  15. 15.O-O Bf5
  16. 16.Bd3 Bxe4

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