Mikhail Tal vs Boris Spassky

World Cup · 1988 · 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 World Cup
Site Reykjavik
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pb1nqpp1/1p5p/1Bp1p3/3P4/2R1PN2/PP2QPPP/3R2K1 b - - 1 16

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Ne4
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Rac1 Nxc3
  14. 14.Rxc3 c5
  15. 15.Bb5 e5
  16. 16.Rd1

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