Tihomir Toshkov vs Mikhail Tal

Jurmala · 1987 · English Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Tihomir Toshkov
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Jurmala
Site Jurmala
Date 1987.00.00
Opening English Opening (A12)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p3R2/p6p/4N3/1P1q4/P4P1p/7P/2R4K b - - 5 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Bf5
  4. 4.O-O e6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.d3 Nbd7
  7. 7.b3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Qe7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nd4 Bg6
  12. 12.Ndb5 Bb4
  13. 13.a3 Ba5
  14. 14.b4 Bd8
  15. 15.Rc1 Nb6
  16. 16.Qb3 a6
  17. 17.Nd4 e5
  18. 18.Nf3 d4
  19. 19.Nb1 Bf5
  20. 20.Qd1 Nbd5
  21. 21.Nbd2 Bc7
  22. 22.Nc4 Rac8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Qg5 Qe6
  25. 25.Bxd4 h6
  26. 26.Qh4 Nf4
  27. 27.gxf4 exd4
  28. 28.Nfe5 Nd5
  29. 29.Bxd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.e4 dxe3
  31. 31.Nxe3 Qe6
  32. 32.Nxf5 Qxf5
  33. 33.Rxc7 g5
  34. 34.Rxc8 gxh4
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Kh1 Qxf4
  37. 37.d4 h3
  38. 38.Rd7 Kh8
  39. 39.Rxf7 Qe4+
  40. 40.f3 Qxd4
  41. 41.Rf8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Rf7+ Kh8
  43. 43.Rc1

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