Mikhail Tal vs Yuri Averbakh
2nd Soviet Team Cup, 1954 · result 1-0 · source: brianerdelyi/ChessPGN (CC0)
Opening: Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit (C47) — this game followed that line's move order.
Mikhail Tal faced Yuri Averbakh in 2nd Soviet Team Cup, 1954. Mikhail Tal won. The game lasted 40 moves. The opening was the Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit (ECO C47).
Black castled queenside on move 16; White did not castle. The first capture came on move 4. Both queens had left the board by move 15.
Key moments
Blunder Bg2
White’s Bg2 drops the winning chances from 70% to 36%.
Blunder gxf5
White’s gxf5 drops the winning chances from 67% to 32%. It captures the pawn on f5.
Full move list
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 6. Nxd4 Nxe4 7. Nf5 c6 8. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 9. c3 Qf6 10. Qf3 Nxc3 11. a3 Ba5 12. Bd2 d5 13. Ng3 Qe6+ 14. Qe3 d4 15. Qxe6+ Bxe6 16. f3 O-O-O 17. Kf2 Bb6 18. bxc3 dxc3+ 19. Be3 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Rhe8 21. Ne4 Bd5 22. g4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rd5 24. Rc1 g6 25. Bg2 f5 26. gxf5 gxf5 27. Rhf1 fxe4 28. Rxc3 Rh5 29. Rh1 Rh4 30. Rc4 Kc7 31. Rxe4 Rexe4+ 32. Bxe4 Rh3+ 33. Bf3 c5 34. Rg1 b5 35. Rg7+ Kb6 36. Rb7+ Ka6 37. Rb8 Rxh2 38. Be2 Rh3+ 39. Ke4 c4 40. a4 Rh4+
Final position
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