Mikhail Tal vs Anatoli Vaisser

URS Cup rapid · 1988 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Anatoli Vaisser
Result 0-1
Event URS Cup rapid
Site Tallinn
Round 3
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r4k/R7/4p2p/7b/2p5/5p1P/5P2/5BK1 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.g3 f5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bxf4
  8. 8.gxf4 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ne4
  10. 10.Ne5 Qh4
  11. 11.Nd3 Nxd2
  12. 12.Qxd2 Nd7
  13. 13.Qe3 Qf6
  14. 14.Rc1 a5
  15. 15.O-O a4
  16. 16.Rc3 Rd8
  17. 17.Rd1 h6
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qe7
  20. 20.c5 Ra5
  21. 21.Qd4 Bd7
  22. 22.Rdc1 Rda8
  23. 23.Ra3 Be8
  24. 24.Rcc3 b6
  25. 25.cxb6 c5
  26. 26.Qd2 Qb7
  27. 27.Rg3 Qxb6
  28. 28.Rac3 Rb8
  29. 29.Rc2 Rb5
  30. 30.b3 axb3
  31. 31.axb3 Bh5
  32. 32.h3 Kh7
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc8
  34. 34.Qe3 Rb4
  35. 35.Ra2 g5
  36. 36.Qd2 gxf4
  37. 37.Rc3 Qb8
  38. 38.Rc1 Rxb3
  39. 39.Qxf4 Rb4
  40. 40.Qe3 f4
  41. 41.Qc3 Rc4
  42. 42.Qd2 Rxc1
  43. 43.Qxc1 Qxe5
  44. 44.Ra7+ Kh8
  45. 45.Qb1 f3+
  46. 46.Kg1 Qe4
  47. 47.Qxe4 dxe4
  48. 48.exf3 exf3
  49. 49.Bf1 c4

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