Mikhail Botvinnik vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-chT · 1966 · English Opening · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p6p/6p1/2b5/2P1b3/2R1pBP1/P2rR1KP/8 w - - 10 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.d3 Ne7
  6. 6.e4 O-O
  7. 7.Nge2 Nbc6
  8. 8.O-O f5
  9. 9.Nd5 Kh8
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 Qd7
  12. 12.Rae1 Rae8
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Nexf4 Bg8
  15. 15.Nxe7 Nxe7
  16. 16.Bh3 b5
  17. 17.b3 c5
  18. 18.d4 Qc6
  19. 19.cxb5 Qxb5
  20. 20.dxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Rc1 Rd8
  22. 22.Qe2 Qxe2
  23. 23.Nxe2 c4
  24. 24.bxc4 Nc6
  25. 25.Bg5 fxe4
  26. 26.Bxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Bg2 Nd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Bxd4+
  29. 29.Kh1 e3
  30. 30.Rfe1 Bc5
  31. 31.Bf3 Be6
  32. 32.Kg2 Rd2+
  33. 33.Re2 Bf5
  34. 34.Rc3 Be4

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