Svetozar Gligoric vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Svetozar Gligoric
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Skopje ol (Men) fin-A
Site	Skopje
Round	11
Date	1972.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

8/4k1p1/p6p/8/2R5/P1P3P1/1r5P/6K1 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Be7
4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
5. 5.Bg5 O-O
6. 6.e3 b6
7. 7.cxd5 exd5
8. 8.Rc1 Be6
9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
11. 11.Nd3 Nf6
12. 12.Nf4 Rd8
13. 13.Be2 c5
14. 14.O-O Nc6
15. 15.Bf3 Qd6
16. 16.g3 a6
17. 17.Re1 Rac8
18. 18.Bg2 Ne7
19. 19.dxc5 Rxc5
20. 20.Qd2 h6
21. 21.Nxe6 fxe6
22. 22.Rcd1 b5
23. 23.a3 Qc7
24. 24.Qe2 e5
25. 25.Rd2 e4
26. 26.Red1 Rf8
27. 27.f3 exf3
28. 28.Bxf3 Qe5
29. 29.e4 Rxc3
30. 30.bxc3 dxe4
31. 31.Rd4 Nc6
32. 32.Rxe4 Nxe4
33. 33.Qxe4 Qxe4
34. 34.Bxe4 Ne5
35. 35.Bb7 Rf6
36. 36.Rd8+ Kf7
37. 37.Ra8 Nc4
38. 38.Bd5+ Ke7
39. 39.Bxc4 bxc4
40. 40.Rc8 Rb6
41. 41.Rxc4 Rb2

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