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Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Tal, Mihail

URS-ch23 • Leningrad • 1956

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URS-ch23

Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Tal, Mihail
Leningrad • 1956
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3e63.e4c54.e5Ng85.Nf3Nc66.d4cxd47.Nxd4Nxe58.Bf4d69.Qd2Ng610.Bg3a611.O-O-ONf612.Nb3e513.c5d514.Bc4Be715.Nxd5Nxd516.Qxd5Qxd517.Bxd5O-O18.Kb1a519.a4Bf5+20.Ka2Bc221.Rc1Bxb3+22.Kxb3Rac823.Bxb7Rxc524.Rxc5Bxc525.Rc1Bd426.Rc7Nf427.Bxf4exf428.Kc4Bxf229.b4axb430.a5b331.Kxb3g532.a6Rd833.Bf3Rd3+34.Kb4Rd4+35.Kb5Rd236.a7Bxa737.Rxa7g438.Bxg4Rxg239.h3f540.Bf3Rg341.Bd5+Kh842.h4Rh343.Kc5f344.Kd4f245.Ra1Kg746.Rf1Kf647.Rxf2Rxh4+48.Kc5Rh349.Be4Ke550.Bxf5Rc3+51.Kb4Rc752.Bd3h553.Rh2Kd454.Bb5Rh755.Rh4+Ke556.Kc5Kf657.Be2Kg558.Rh3h459.Kd4Re760.Ba6Rd7+61.Ke5Re7+62.Kd6Ra763.Bc8Ra864.Bb7Rd8+65.Ke5Kg466.Rc3Re8+67.Kd4h368.Bf3+Kf469.Bc6Rd8+70.Kc5Rh871.Rf3+Kg472.Kd4h273.Rf1Rh674.Be4Rd6+75.Ke5Rd876.Bc6Rh877.Ra1Kg378.Ra3+Kf279.Ra2+Ke380.Bh1Re8+81.Kf5Rf8+82.Kg4Rf283.Ra3+Kd484.Kg3Rd285.Ra5Ke386.Re5+Kd487.Rh5Kc388.Bg2Kd489.Rxh2Ke390.Rh1Kd491.Bf3Ke392.Re1+Kd493.Kf4Rd394.Re8Rd295.Ra8Rd396.Ra4+Kc597.Ke4Rd798.Ra5+Kd699.Kd4Ke6+100.Bd5+Kf6101.Ra1Rg7102.Ra6+Kg5103.Ke5Re7+104.Be6Rg7105.Ra1Kg6106.Rf1Kg5107.Bf7Kh4108.Kf6Rg2109.Bd5Rd2110.Ke5Kg3111.Be4Re2112.Rf8Rd2113.Rf3+Kg4114.Re3Rf2115.Re1Kg3116.Rg1+Kh2117.Rg8Rf1118.Rg2+Kh3119.Bd5Rd1120.Bf3Rd8121.Kf4Rf8+122.Ke3Rf6123.Rg4Rf7124.Kf2Rf5125.Re4Rf6126.Re5Rf4127.Rg5Rb4128.Ke3Kh4129.Rg7Rb6130.Rg1Re6+131.Be4Rf6132.Bg6Kh31/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

132

Opening

A19

English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian

Date

1956.??.??

Moves

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