Miodrag Todorcevic vs Mikhail Tal

Marseille · 1989 · King's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Miodrag Todorcevic
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Marseille
Site Marseille
Date 1989.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4b3/6k1/1p1b2pp/p3N3/2B5/5PP1/4K2P/8 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.d3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.Be2 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.Bf1 b6
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qb3 Nf4
  13. 13.Ne4 Be6
  14. 14.Qc2 Nd5
  15. 15.g3 h6
  16. 16.Bg2 Qd7
  17. 17.Ned2 Rad8
  18. 18.Nc4 Ndb4
  19. 19.cxb4 Nxb4
  20. 20.Qc3 Qxd3
  21. 21.Na3 e4
  22. 22.Qxd3 Nxd3
  23. 23.Rxe4 Nxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Bxb2
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rd1+
  26. 26.Re1 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Nxe1 Bxa3
  28. 28.Nd3 Rd8
  29. 29.Bf1 Bf5
  30. 30.Rc3 Bb4
  31. 31.Rb3 Rd4
  32. 32.f3 Bd7
  33. 33.Kf2 Bxa4
  34. 34.Rb2 Be7
  35. 35.Ke3 Rd6
  36. 36.Ne5 Rd1
  37. 37.Bc4 Re1+
  38. 38.Re2 Bc5+
  39. 39.Kd3 Rxe2
  40. 40.Kxe2 Kg7
  41. 41.Nxf7 Be8
  42. 42.Ne5 Bd6

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