Chess Game
Mikhail Tal vs Aleksander Chernikov
Moscow tt, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04).
Aleksander Chernikov½
Mikhail Tal½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O c5 7. Na3 cxd4 8. Nxc4 Nb6 9. Nxb6 Qxb6 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Rd8 12. Be3 Qa6 13. Qd4 b6 14. Bf4 Bb5 15. Qc3 Rc8 16. Bc7 Be7 17. Bc6+ Kf8 18. Nd4 Bc4 19. Be5 Bd5 20. Rac1 Ne4 21. Bb5 Rxc3 22. Bxa6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc5 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 f6 26. Bb8 a6 27. Nc6 e5 28. Ba7 Bd6 29. Bxb6 Nd7 30. Be3 Kf7 31. Ra4 Ra8 32. b4 Ke6 33. Ba7 Bxb4 34. Nxb4 Rxa7 35. Rxa6+ Rxa6 36. Nxa6 Kd5 37. h4 Kc6 38. Kg2 Kb6 39. Nb4 Kc5 40. Nc2 Kc4 41. Kf3 Nc5 42. Ne3+ Kc3 43. Nf5 g6 44. Nd6 Kd4 45. e4 Nd7 46. Ne8 Kd3 47. g4 Kd4 48. g5 fxg5 49. hxg5 Nc5 50. Nf6 Kd3 51. Kg4 Ne6 52. f3 Nf8 53. Kg3 Ke3 54. a4 Kd4 55. f4 Ne6 56. a5 exf4+ 57. Kg4 f3 58. Kg3 Kc5 59. Nxh7 Kb5 60. Kxf3 Kxa5 61. Kg4 Kb5 62. Nf6 Kc5 63. Nd5 Kd4 64. Nf4 Nxg5 ½–½
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This chess game between Mikhail Tal and Aleksander Chernikov (1337) was played at Moscow tt and finished ½–½. The opening was the Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Mikhail Tal and Aleksander Chernikov from the CipherChess mega database.