Mikhail Tal vs Luc Winants

Brussels · 1987 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Luc Winants
Result 1-0
Event Brussels
Site Brussels
Date 1987.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b2R4/7k/p4Rp1/1p2p2p/1P2P3/P5P1/5Q1P/2q2K2 w - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bb7
  7. 7.Bf4 d6
  8. 8.Nf3 g6
  9. 9.Qd2 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 Rc8
  11. 11.Bh6 O-O
  12. 12.Bxg7 Kxg7
  13. 13.b3 Nb4
  14. 14.Nd4 Na6
  15. 15.f3 Nc5
  16. 16.O-O a6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ng8
  18. 18.Bf1 Ba8
  19. 19.Rac1 Qc7
  20. 20.b4 Nd7
  21. 21.a3 Qb8
  22. 22.Nd5 e6
  23. 23.Ne3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Qb2 Ngf6
  25. 25.Rc2 h5
  26. 26.Rcd2 Kh7
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Rxd6 e5
  29. 29.g3 Rc7
  30. 30.Bh3 Qa7
  31. 31.Rxf6 b5
  32. 32.c5 Nxc5
  33. 33.Rxd8 Nxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Qxe3+
  35. 35.Qf2 Rc1+
  36. 36.Bf1 Rxf1+
  37. 37.Kxf1 Qc1+

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