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Tal, Mihail vs Espig, Lutz

Sukhumi • Sukhumi • 1972

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Sukhumi

Tal, Mihail vs Espig, Lutz
Sukhumi • 1972
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3d66.f4a67.Be2Qc78.O-OBe79.Be3Nc610.Qe1O-O11.Qg3Bd712.Rad1Nxd413.Bxd4Bc614.Bd3g615.Qh3e516.Be3exf417.Bd4d518.exd5Nxd519.Nxd5Bxd520.Qh6Bf621.Qxf4Bxd4+22.Qxd4Rad823.Qf6Qa524.a3Bc625.Bc4Qb6+26.Qf2Qxf2+27.Kxf2Kg728.Rfe1h529.h4Rfe830.g3Rxd131.Rxd1Re532.Rd6Rf5+33.Ke2Kf834.Bd3Re5+35.Kf2Ke736.Rd4a537.b4axb438.axb4b639.c4Re640.Be2Rd641.Ke3Re6+42.Kd3Rd643.Rxd6Kxd644.Kd4f645.Bd3Be846.Be4Bf747.Bb1g548.Bf5Be849.Be4Bf750.c5+bxc5+51.bxc5+Kc752.Bg2Be853.Ke3Bf71/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

53

Opening

B85

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line

Date

1972.??.??

Moves

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