Viktor Korchnoi vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch25 · 1958 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch25
Site Riga
Date 1958.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D54)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/p4p2/2Q2n1k/6R1/3Pp1pP/1P3q2/P3KP2/8 w - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.g3 Bf5
  12. 12.Bg2 Be4
  13. 13.Bxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Ne2 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Qd5 Nd7
  17. 17.O-O Rab8
  18. 18.b3 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Nf6
  20. 20.Qc4 Qe5
  21. 21.Nf4 Rd8
  22. 22.h3 Kf8
  23. 23.Kf1 g5
  24. 24.Ne2 Rdc8
  25. 25.Qa6 h5
  26. 26.Rd6 Kg7
  27. 27.Rc6 Rxc6
  28. 28.Qxc6 Qf5
  29. 29.g4 hxg4
  30. 30.Rxc5 Qf3
  31. 31.Rxg5+ Kh6
  32. 32.h4 Rd8
  33. 33.Nd4 Rxd4
  34. 34.exd4 Qh1+
  35. 35.Ke2 Qf3+
  36. 36.Ke1 Qh1+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qf3+

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