Mikhail Tal vs Gennadi Zaichik

Tbilisi · 1988 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Gennadi Zaichik
Result 1-0
Event Tbilisi
Site Tbilisi
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/8/B5P1/p5K1/P2pk2P/1P6/8/8 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.f4 a6
  7. 7.Qf3 Qb6
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nb3 Qc7
  10. 10.Bd3 Be7
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O b5
  13. 13.Rae1 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 exd5
  15. 15.exd5 Bg4
  16. 16.Qg3 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qxg4 Nf6
  18. 18.Qh3 d5
  19. 19.a4 Rfe8
  20. 20.Kh1 a5
  21. 21.Qf3 Bd6
  22. 22.c4 bxc3
  23. 23.Bxc3 Rxe1
  24. 24.Rxe1 Bb4
  25. 25.Bxf6 Bxe1
  26. 26.Qh5 gxf6
  27. 27.Qxh7+ Kf8
  28. 28.Qh8+ Ke7
  29. 29.Qxa8 Bf2
  30. 30.Bb5 Nd4
  31. 31.Qe8+ Kd6
  32. 32.Qf8+ Ke6
  33. 33.Nc5+ Kf5
  34. 34.Bd7+ Ne6
  35. 35.Qxf7 Qxc5
  36. 36.Qxe6+ Kxf4
  37. 37.Qxf6+ Ke3
  38. 38.Qg5+ Kd3
  39. 39.Be6 Kc4
  40. 40.Qf4+ Bd4
  41. 41.Qc1+ Kb4
  42. 42.Qxc5+ Kxc5
  43. 43.b3 Kd6
  44. 44.Bc8 Ke5
  45. 45.g3 Ke4
  46. 46.Kg2 Bc5
  47. 47.Bb7 Bb4
  48. 48.h4 Bc3
  49. 49.Kh3 Be1
  50. 50.g4 Ke5
  51. 51.g5 d4
  52. 52.Ba6 Bb4
  53. 53.Kg4 Ke4
  54. 54.g6 Bf8
  55. 55.Kg5

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