Svetozar Gligoric vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Svetozar Gligoric
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1-0
Event	Piatigorsky Cup
Site	Los Angeles
Round	2
Date	1963.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/R3kp2/1p6/8/P5PP/r4P2/6K1 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 O-O
8. 8.c3 d6
9. 9.h3 Nb8
10. 10.d4 Nbd7
11. 11.c4 c6
12. 12.c5 Qc7
13. 13.cxd6 Bxd6
14. 14.Bg5 exd4
15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
16. 16.Nxd4 Nc5
17. 17.Nf5 Bxf5
18. 18.exf5 Rad8
19. 19.Qh5 Be5
20. 20.Nc3 Rd4
21. 21.Re3 Bf4
22. 22.Re2 Bd2
23. 23.Nd1 Bg5
24. 24.g3 Qd6
25. 25.Ne3 Bxe3
26. 26.Rxe3 Kg7
27. 27.Bc2 Qd5
28. 28.a3 Rd2
29. 29.Qg4+ Kh8
30. 30.Rd1 Rxd1+
31. 31.Qxd1 Qxd1+
32. 32.Bxd1 Rd8
33. 33.Bf3 Rd3
34. 34.Re8+ Kg7
35. 35.Bxc6 Rb3
36. 36.Re7 Rxb2
37. 37.Bd5 Kh6
38. 38.Bxf7 Kg5
39. 39.Be6 Nxe6
40. 40.fxe6 Kf5
41. 41.Rxh7 Kxe6
42. 42.Ra7 Ra2
43. 43.Rxa6+

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