Borislav Ivkov vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Borislav Ivkov
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	0-1
Event	Rio de Janeiro Interzonal
Site	Rio de Janeiro
Round	19
Date	1979.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/4rp2/6p1/1BR1n3/4Pp2/8/4K2P/8 w - - 8 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.e4 d6
5. 5.f3 O-O
6. 6.Be3 c6
7. 7.Qd2 a6
8. 8.a4 e5
9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
10. 10.Qxd8 Rxd8
11. 11.a5 Be6
12. 12.Na4 Nbd7
13. 13.b4 Bf8
14. 14.c5 Ne8
15. 15.Nb6 Nxb6
16. 16.axb6 Nf6
17. 17.Nh3 a5
18. 18.Rxa5 Rxa5
19. 19.bxa5 Nd7
20. 20.Ng5 Bb3
21. 21.Kd2 h6
22. 22.Kc3 Ba2
23. 23.Kb2 Ra8
24. 24.a6 hxg5
25. 25.axb7 Rb8
26. 26.Kxa2 Bxc5
27. 27.Bxc5 Nxc5
28. 28.Be2 Rxb7
29. 29.Rc1 Nd7
30. 30.Rxc6 Nxb6
31. 31.Ba6 Rb8
32. 32.Kb1 Nd5+
33. 33.Kc1 Nf4
34. 34.g3 Ne6
35. 35.Bc4 Nd4
36. 36.Rc7 Rf8
37. 37.f4 gxf4
38. 38.gxf4 exf4
39. 39.Kd1 Nf3
40. 40.Ke2 Ne5
41. 41.Rc5 Re8
42. 42.Bb5 Re7

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