Gennadi P Kuzmin vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch45 · 1977 · French Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Gennadi P Kuzmin
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/8/P6p/5p2/3Kp1P1/5P2/8 b - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Be7
  10. 10.Bf4 O-O
  11. 11.c3 Nd5
  12. 12.Bg3 Bf6
  13. 13.Nf3 Bd7
  14. 14.Qe2 Qa5
  15. 15.a4 Bc6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qd8
  17. 17.Nc4 g6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bh4
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxg3
  20. 20.hxg3 Qc7
  21. 21.Bc2 Rad8
  22. 22.Rd4 Nf6
  23. 23.Rad1 Rd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Qe3 Be4
  26. 26.Nd7 Nxd7
  27. 27.Bxe4 Nf6
  28. 28.Bf3 b6
  29. 29.Qd4 Kg7
  30. 30.c4 Rc8
  31. 31.b3 Qe7
  32. 32.Qc3 a5
  33. 33.Qe5 Qb4
  34. 34.Rd4 Rc5
  35. 35.Qe3 Rc8
  36. 36.Rh4 Qc5
  37. 37.Qh6+ Kg8
  38. 38.g4 g5
  39. 39.Rh3 Qe5
  40. 40.Be2 Rd8
  41. 41.Re3 Qf4
  42. 42.g3 Nxg4
  43. 43.Bxg4 Qxg4
  44. 44.Re5 Qd4
  45. 45.Rxg5+ Kh8
  46. 46.Rh5 Qg7
  47. 47.Qe3 Qd4
  48. 48.Qxd4+ Rxd4
  49. 49.Rb5 Rd6
  50. 50.Kf1 Kg7
  51. 51.Ke2 Rc6
  52. 52.c5 Rxc5
  53. 53.Rxc5 bxc5
  54. 54.Kd3 e5
  55. 55.Kc4 f5
  56. 56.Kxc5 h5
  57. 57.b4 axb4
  58. 58.Kxb4 f4
  59. 59.a5 e4
  60. 60.Kc3 e3
  61. 61.Kd3

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