Mikhail Tal vs Evgeny Sveshnikov

Leningrad op · 1991 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 74 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Evgeny Sveshnikov
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad op
Site Leningrad
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5p2/5P2/3KNn1p/5k2/8/8 w - - 2 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.Qxd3 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.e4 dxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 c5
  12. 12.Rad1 Qb6
  13. 13.b3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nc3 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nc5
  16. 16.Qe2 Rd7
  17. 17.Ndb5 a6
  18. 18.Rxd7 Ncxd7
  19. 19.Na4 Qc6
  20. 20.Nd4 Qe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Rd1 Ndc5
  23. 23.Nb6 Nc3
  24. 24.Nxa8 Nxd1
  25. 25.Kf1 Nc3
  26. 26.a3 Nd3
  27. 27.Bd2 Ne4
  28. 28.Be3 Bxa3
  29. 29.Ke2 Ne5
  30. 30.f3 Nf6
  31. 31.Nb6 Ned7
  32. 32.Na4 Bd6
  33. 33.g3 h5
  34. 34.Nc2 Ne8
  35. 35.c5 Be7
  36. 36.Nb4 Ne5
  37. 37.Nb6 a5
  38. 38.Nd3 Nc6
  39. 39.Nc4 Nf6
  40. 40.Nde5 Nxe5
  41. 41.Nxe5 Nd5
  42. 42.Bf2 f6
  43. 43.Nc4 a4
  44. 44.bxa4 Nc3+
  45. 45.Kf1 Nxa4
  46. 46.Na5 Bxc5
  47. 47.Nxb7 Bxf2
  48. 48.Kxf2 Kf7
  49. 49.Nd6+ Ke7
  50. 50.Ne4 Nb6
  51. 51.Ke3 Nc4+
  52. 52.Kd4 Nd6
  53. 53.Nc5 Nf5+
  54. 54.Ke4 Kd6
  55. 55.Nd3 g5
  56. 56.Nb4 Kc5
  57. 57.Na6+ Kb6
  58. 58.Nb8 Kc7
  59. 59.Na6+ Kc6
  60. 60.Nb4+ Kb5
  61. 61.Nd3 Kc4
  62. 62.Nb2+ Kc3
  63. 63.Na4+ Kd2
  64. 64.f4 Nd6+
  65. 65.Kd4 gxf4
  66. 66.gxf4 Ke2
  67. 67.Nc5 h4
  68. 68.Nxe6 Kf3
  69. 69.Kd5 Nf5
  70. 70.Nc5 Ne3+
  71. 71.Kd4 Ng4
  72. 72.h3 Nf2
  73. 73.f5 Nxh3
  74. 74.Ne4 Nf4

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