Mikhail Tal vs David Bronstein

USSR Championship, 1959 · result 1-0 · source: brianerdelyi/ChessPGN (CC0)

Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense (C78) — this game followed that line's move order.

Mikhail Tal faced David Bronstein in USSR Championship, 1959. Mikhail Tal won. The game lasted 43 moves. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense (ECO C78).

Both players castled kingside: White on move 5, Black on move 8. The first capture came on move 13. Both queens had left the board by move 25.

The final position is not checkmate; White is ahead by 4 points of material.

Start

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

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Key moments

Blunder Rxc5

White’s Rxc5 drops the winning chances from 85% to 15%. It captures the bishop on c5. White is up 4 points of material after the move.

Blunder h2

Black’s h2 drops the winning chances from 85% to 11%. White is up 4 points of material after the move.

Blunder Bf4+

White’s Bf4+ drops the winning chances from 89% to 10%. It gives check. White is up 4 points of material after the move.

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