Classic chess game
Nei, Iivo vs Tal, Mihail, 1979
Tal won this URS Spartakiad game as Black. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.
Opening reference: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line (A28).
Move score
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. d3 Be6 9. Qc2 f5 10. a3 a5 11. Na4 Qe8 12. Bd2 Qg6 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Qxc5 e4 15. Ne1 Ne5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Qc2 N7f6 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Bc4 c6 20. a4 Ng4 21. Ra3 Nb4 22. Qb3 Bxc4 23. Qxc4+ Nd5 24. Rb3 Rf7 25. h3 Nh6 26. g4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Ng2 Re8 29. Rf2 Re6 30. Qe2 Qh3 31. Ne1 Nxf4 32. exf4 Qxb3 33. Bc3 Rg6+ 34. Ng2 Qd5 35. Kf1 Rg3 36. Ne3 Qe6 37. f5 Qh6 0-1
PGN
[Event "URS Spartakiad"]
[Site "LibreChess"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[White "Nei, Iivo"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. d3 Be6 9. Qc2 f5 10. a3 a5 11. Na4 Qe8 12. Bd2 Qg6 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Qxc5 e4 15. Ne1 Ne5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Qc2 N7f6 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Bc4 c6 20. a4 Ng4 21. Ra3 Nb4 22. Qb3 Bxc4 23. Qxc4+ Nd5 24. Rb3 Rf7 25. h3 Nh6 26. g4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Ng2 Re8 29. Rf2 Re6 30. Qe2 Qh3 31. Ne1 Nxf4 32. exf4 Qxb3 33. Bc3 Rg6+ 34. Ng2 Qd5 35. Kf1 Rg3 36. Ne3 Qe6 37. f5 Qh6 0-1
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