Chess Game
Mikhail Tal vs Charles Weldon
Vilnius, 1949 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40).
Charles Weldon0
Mikhail Tal1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. f4 a6 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. c4 Ne7 13. Bd3 c5 14. Qg3 g6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Be4 Bc6 17. Bf3 O-O-O 18. Bc3 Nf5 19. Qf2 Nd4 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nf5 22. Rb1 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rhd8 24. Rb2 Nd4 25. Qf2 Qc6 26. Ba5 Re8 27. c3 Qa4 28. cxd4 Qxa5 29. dxc5 Red8 30. Rfb1 Rd2 31. Qe3 R8d3 32. Qe4 Qxc5+ 33. Kh1 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kg2 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Qf1+ 37. Kh4 Qe1+ 38. Qxe1 Rxe1 39. Kg5 Rd1 40. Kf6 Rd7 41. Rb6 Rc7 42. Rb2 Rxc4 43. Kxf7 Rxf4+ 44. Kxe6 Rxf3 45. Rd2 b5 46. Ke7 b4 47. e6 a5 48. Ke8 a4 49. Rd4 b3 50. Rc4+ Kb7 51. Rxa4 bxa2 52. Rxa2 g5 53. Rc2 g4 54. Rc5 Rh3 55. Rg5 Rxh2 56. Rxg4 Rf2 57. Rh4 Rf6 58. Rxh7+ Kc8 59. e7 Rf1 60. Rf7 Rh1 61. Kf8 Rh8+ 62. Kg7 Re8 63. Rf8 Kd7 64. Rxe8 Kxe8 65. Kf6 1–0
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This chess game between Mikhail Tal and Charles Weldon was played at Vilnius in 1949 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40). 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 Charles Weldon from the CipherChess mega database.