David Bronstein vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 13
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/3nQp2/1b2p1pp/1Rp1P3/3p1PP1/B4q2/P6P/1R4K1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.g4 Bd7
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne7
  7. 7.c5 b6
  8. 8.b4 a5
  9. 9.Na4 Nc8
  10. 10.Rb1 axb4
  11. 11.Rxb4 bxc5
  12. 12.dxc5 Qc7
  13. 13.Nf3 Rxa4
  14. 14.Qxa4 Bxc5
  15. 15.Ba3 Ba7
  16. 16.Rb1 c5
  17. 17.Bb5 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Bb6
  19. 19.Qc2 Bxb5
  20. 20.Rxb5 Nd7
  21. 21.Ng5 g6
  22. 22.f4 Ne7
  23. 23.Rfb1 Rc8
  24. 24.Qf2 h6
  25. 25.Nf3 d4
  26. 26.Qh4 Qc6
  27. 27.Qxe7 Qxf3

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