Svetozar Gligoric vs Tigran Petrosian

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 7
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/6k1/1PNK4/8/8/1n6 b - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Qc7
  11. 11.Rh4 e6
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Ne4 Qe7
  15. 15.O-O-O Ngf6
  16. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.Qd2 Nb6
  18. 18.Qa5 Qd6
  19. 19.Rd3 Qd5
  20. 20.Qa3 Nc4
  21. 21.Qb4 Nd6
  22. 22.b3 a5
  23. 23.Qd2 a4
  24. 24.c4 axb3
  25. 25.axb3 Qa5
  26. 26.Qxa5 Rxa5
  27. 27.Nd2 Ke7
  28. 28.Nb1 Rg8
  29. 29.g3 f5
  30. 30.Nc3 Ra1+
  31. 31.Kd2 Rg4
  32. 32.Rxg4 fxg4
  33. 33.Ke3 b5
  34. 34.cxb5 cxb5
  35. 35.Kf4 Rf1
  36. 36.Nd1 f5
  37. 37.d5 Re1
  38. 38.Ne3 Re2
  39. 39.dxe6 Rxf2+
  40. 40.Ke5 Re2
  41. 41.Rc3 Ne8
  42. 42.Kxf5 Rf2+
  43. 43.Kg6 Rf6+
  44. 44.Kh7 Rf3
  45. 45.Kxh6 Kxe6
  46. 46.Kg5 b4
  47. 47.Kxg4 Rxg3+
  48. 48.Kxg3 bxc3
  49. 49.Kf3 Nc7
  50. 50.Ke4 Kf6
  51. 51.Kd3 Kg5
  52. 52.Kxc3 Nb5+
  53. 53.Kc4 Na3+
  54. 54.Kc5 Kxh5
  55. 55.b4 Kg5
  56. 56.Nc4 Nb1
  57. 57.Kd4

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