Wolfgang Unzicker vs Mikhail Tal

Bundesliga 8990 · 1990 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wolfgang Unzicker
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Bundesliga 8990
Site Germany
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A64)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/4bk2/p2p1p1p/2p2Pp1/b1P1P1P1/6KP/3B4/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.d5 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.O-O exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd2 Re8
  11. 11.a4 a6
  12. 12.Nc4 Nb6
  13. 13.Na3 Bd7
  14. 14.Qb3 Nxa4
  15. 15.Nxa4 b5
  16. 16.Nc3 b4
  17. 17.Bf4 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Ne4
  19. 19.Nb1 Rb8
  20. 20.Qa3 Bb5
  21. 21.Ra2 Bc4
  22. 22.Rb2 Rxb2
  23. 23.Qxb2 Qf6
  24. 24.Bxe4 g5
  25. 25.Be3 Rxe4
  26. 26.Nd2 Bxd5
  27. 27.Nxe4 Bxe4
  28. 28.Qb8+ Bf8
  29. 29.Qe8 Bf5
  30. 30.Bd2 h6
  31. 31.Ra1 Bh3
  32. 32.Rb1 Qe6
  33. 33.Rb8 Qxe8
  34. 34.Rxe8 Bd7
  35. 35.Rd8 Be6
  36. 36.f4 f6
  37. 37.Kf2 Kf7
  38. 38.f5 Be7
  39. 39.Rb8 Bc4
  40. 40.e4 Bb5
  41. 41.g4 Ba4
  42. 42.Kg3 Bd1
  43. 43.h3 Ba4
  44. 44.c4

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