Mikhail Botvinnik vs Tigran Petrosian

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 12
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1p4R1/pk6/8/1K6/1P6/2r5/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.g4 Be6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd7
  9. 9.h3 h5
  10. 10.gxh5 Ndf6
  11. 11.h6 Nxh6
  12. 12.Qc2 Nh5
  13. 13.Be5 f6
  14. 14.Bh2 Bd6
  15. 15.Bg6+ Bf7
  16. 16.Nf3 Bxg6
  17. 17.Qxg6+ Nf7
  18. 18.Nh4 Bxh2
  19. 19.Rxh2 Qc7
  20. 20.Nf3 O-O-O
  21. 21.Qg4+ Kb8
  22. 22.h4 Nd6
  23. 23.O-O-O f5
  24. 24.Qg1 f4
  25. 25.Ne5 Nf7
  26. 26.Ng6 Rhe8
  27. 27.Rh3 fxe3
  28. 28.fxe3 Nf6
  29. 29.Rf1 a6
  30. 30.h5 Ne4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Rxe4
  32. 32.Kb1 Nd6
  33. 33.Ne5 Re8
  34. 34.Rg3 Re7
  35. 35.Rf8+ Ka7
  36. 36.Rf1 Nc4
  37. 37.Nxc4 dxc4
  38. 38.Rf5 Qd7
  39. 39.Rff3 c5
  40. 40.Rf1 cxd4
  41. 41.exd4 Qxd4
  42. 42.Rd1 Qxg1
  43. 43.Rdxg1 R7e5
  44. 44.Rg5 Re1+
  45. 45.Kc2 R1e2+
  46. 46.Kb1 Kb6
  47. 47.Rxe5 Rxe5
  48. 48.Rxg7 Rxh5
  49. 49.Kc2 Rh3
  50. 50.b3 Rh2+
  51. 51.Kc3 Rxa2
  52. 52.Kxc4 Rc2+
  53. 53.Kb4

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