Alonso Zapata vs Mikhail Tal

Subotica Interzonal · 1987 · Alekhine's Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alonso Zapata
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Subotica Interzonal
Site Subotica
Round 8
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B03)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/5p2/6p1/1p1K2n1/1N4R1/8/8/1r6 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.f4 dxe5
  5. 5.fxe5 c5
  6. 6.c4 Nb4
  7. 7.d5 Bf5
  8. 8.Na3 e6
  9. 9.Qa4+ Qd7
  10. 10.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Nf3 exd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bc4 N7b6
  14. 14.Bb5+ Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Bxb5
  16. 16.Nxb5 a6
  17. 17.Nc3 h6
  18. 18.Ne4 Be7
  19. 19.b3 O-O
  20. 20.Ba3 Nb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 cxb4
  22. 22.Rad1 Rad8
  23. 23.Nd6 Rd7
  24. 24.Rd4 Nc8
  25. 25.Ne4 Rfd8
  26. 26.Rxd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Rc1 Na7
  28. 28.Kf2 Nc6
  29. 29.Nc5 Bxc5+
  30. 30.Rxc5 Kf8
  31. 31.Ke3 Ke7
  32. 32.Ke4 Ke6
  33. 33.h4 g6
  34. 34.Rc2 Rd5
  35. 35.Rf2 Ra5
  36. 36.g4 Nxe5
  37. 37.Nd4+ Ke7
  38. 38.g5 hxg5
  39. 39.hxg5 Nd7
  40. 40.Nf3 Nc5+
  41. 41.Ke3 Ne6
  42. 42.Rg2 Rc5
  43. 43.Ke4 Rf5
  44. 44.Rg4 a5
  45. 45.Ke3 b5
  46. 46.Rg2 Rc5
  47. 47.Ke4 Rf5
  48. 48.Rg4 Kd6
  49. 49.Rg2 a4
  50. 50.Rd2+ Ke7
  51. 51.Rg2 Rc5
  52. 52.Ne5 Rc3
  53. 53.Rg4 axb3
  54. 54.axb3 Rxb3
  55. 55.Kd5 Rb1
  56. 56.Nc6+ Kf8
  57. 57.Nxb4 Nxg5

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