Balashov, Yuri S vs Tal, Mihail

Moscow • Moscow • 1971

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

41

Opening

A53

Old Indian Defense

Date

1971.??.??

Moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.f3 e5 5.e4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Be6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Qe3 Nb4 9.Nd5 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 Nd7 11.Qc2 g6 12.Bd2 Bg7 13.Bc3 Bxc3+ 14.Qxc3 O-O 15.Ne2 Re8 16.O-O c6 17.Ndf4 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Qc5 19.Rac1 Rad8 20.Rfd1 Nf8 21.Rd2 f5 22.Ng3 Qe5 23.Nxe6 Nxe6 24.Rcd1 Qxc3 25.bxc3 Nc5 26.exf5 Re3 27.Rc2 Rde8 28.h4 Re1+ 29.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30.Kh2 Kf7 31.fxg6+ hxg6 32.Kh3 a5 33.Rd2 Re3 34.Rxd6 Rxc3 35.h5 gxh5 36.Nxh5 Rxc4 37.g4 Ke7 38.Rf6 Ne6 39.f4 Ng7 40.f5 Nxh5 41.Re6+ Kf7