Svetozar Gligoric vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-JUG · 1957 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event URS-JUG
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kr1P/6RK/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 2 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bc4 Bf5
  8. 8.Ne5 e6
  9. 9.Bb3 Bd6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nd7
  11. 11.Bd2 a5
  12. 12.Nxf7 Kxf7
  13. 13.g4 Qf6
  14. 14.gxf5 Qxf5
  15. 15.O-O-O a4
  16. 16.Bc4 Nf6
  17. 17.Rhg1 Rae8
  18. 18.Rg5 Qe4
  19. 19.Be3 a3
  20. 20.Rdg1 g6
  21. 21.Bd3 Qh4
  22. 22.Qf3 axb2+
  23. 23.Kb1 Ke7
  24. 24.Ra5 Ra8
  25. 25.Re5 Rhf8
  26. 26.Bg5 Qxd4
  27. 27.Re4 Qc5
  28. 28.Qh3 e5
  29. 29.Bc4 Kd8
  30. 30.Qe6 Kc7
  31. 31.Bxf6 Qxf2
  32. 32.Rf1 Qg2
  33. 33.Rg4 Qh3
  34. 34.Rd1 Rxf6
  35. 35.Qxf6 Qxg4
  36. 36.Qxd6+ Kb6
  37. 37.Be6 Qe4
  38. 38.Kxb2 g5
  39. 39.Bb3 g4
  40. 40.Rf1 h5
  41. 41.Rf7 Qd4+
  42. 42.Qxd4+ exd4
  43. 43.Rf4 Rd8
  44. 44.Bc4 Kc5
  45. 45.Kb3 b5
  46. 46.Rf5+ Kb6
  47. 47.Bf1 c5
  48. 48.Rxh5 c4+
  49. 49.Kb4 d3
  50. 50.Rxb5+ Ka7
  51. 51.cxd3 cxd3
  52. 52.Rg5 d2
  53. 53.Be2 d1=Q
  54. 54.Bxd1 Rxd1
  55. 55.Rxg4 Rd2
  56. 56.h4 Rxa2
  57. 57.Kc5 Rh2
  58. 58.Rb4 Ka6
  59. 59.Kc6 Rc2+
  60. 60.Kd6 Rc1
  61. 61.Ke6 Rc5
  62. 62.Kf6 Ka5
  63. 63.Rf4 Kb6
  64. 64.Kg6 Rc1
  65. 65.h5 Rg1+
  66. 66.Kf7 Kc7
  67. 67.Rf6 Kd7
  68. 68.h6 Rh1
  69. 69.Kg7 Ke7
  70. 70.Rg6 Rf1
  71. 71.h7 Rf7+
  72. 72.Kh6

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