Mikhail Botvinnik vs Tigran Petrosian

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 8
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2b5/6p1/p1R5/6Pk/r7/4B1K1/8/8 b - - 8 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.e4 Ng4
  11. 11.e5 Nd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Qxd4
  13. 13.Na3 Bxa3
  14. 14.Rxa3 Nxe5
  15. 15.b3 Qc5
  16. 16.Ra2 Nxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 Bd7
  18. 18.Ba3 Qf5
  19. 19.Rd2 Bc6
  20. 20.Re1 h5
  21. 21.Qe3 f6
  22. 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  23. 23.Rxe6+ Kf7
  24. 24.Re7+ Kg6
  25. 25.a5 Rad8
  26. 26.Bd6 Rhe8
  27. 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
  28. 28.f3 Re1+
  29. 29.Kf2 Ra1
  30. 30.Bb4 Rb1
  31. 31.Ba3 Rb3
  32. 32.Bd6 Rc3
  33. 33.Rd4 Rc2+
  34. 34.Kg3 Bd7
  35. 35.h4 Be6
  36. 36.c5 Bc4
  37. 37.Kf4 Bb5
  38. 38.g4 Rc3
  39. 39.Re4 Bc6
  40. 40.Re3 Rc4+
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra4
  42. 42.Bc7 hxg4
  43. 43.fxg4 Bd7
  44. 44.Bf4 Kf7
  45. 45.Rb3 Bc8
  46. 46.g5 fxg5
  47. 47.hxg5 Rxa5
  48. 48.Be3 Kg6
  49. 49.Rb6+ Kf5
  50. 50.c6 bxc6
  51. 51.Rxc6 Ra3
  52. 52.Rc5+ Kg6
  53. 53.Rc6+ Kh5
  54. 54.Kf4 Ra4+
  55. 55.Kg3

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