Classic chess game
Tal, Mihail vs Petursson, Margeir, 1987
Tal won this Reykjavik game as White. 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: Symmetrical Variation (A30).
Move score
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc2 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Ne3 14. Nxe3 Kxg7 15. Qc1 Be6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. h4 Ne5 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rd4 Qc7 20. f4 Nc6 21. Re4 Bg8 22. Rd1 e5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qb6+ 25. e3 Ne7 26. Bh3 Nf5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rb4 Qa7 29. Rc4 Rbc8 30. Kf2 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 dxc5 33. Rc1 b6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. e4 Kf6 36. exf5 Rd8 37. Rd1 Kxf5 38. Ke3 e4 39. d6 Ke5 40. g4 b5 41. g5 Rxd6 42. Rxd6 Kxd6 43. Kxe4 Ke6 44. a4 bxa4 45. bxa4 a5 46. h5 1-0
PGN
[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "LibreChess"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc2 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Ne3 14. Nxe3 Kxg7 15. Qc1 Be6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. h4 Ne5 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rd4 Qc7 20. f4 Nc6 21. Re4 Bg8 22. Rd1 e5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qb6+ 25. e3 Ne7 26. Bh3 Nf5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rb4 Qa7 29. Rc4 Rbc8 30. Kf2 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 dxc5 33. Rc1 b6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. e4 Kf6 36. exf5 Rd8 37. Rd1 Kxf5 38. Ke3 e4 39. d6 Ke5 40. g4 b5 41. g5 Rxd6 42. Rxd6 Kxd6 43. Kxe4 Ke6 44. a4 bxa4 45. bxa4 a5 46. h5 1-0
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