Milan Matulovic vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Milan Matulovic
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	0-1
Event	Vrsac
Site	Vrsac
Round	4
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6R1/5p2/4p2B/3n4/1p2k1P1/8/P1r2r2/1K5R w - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
6. 6.h4 h6
7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
8. 8.h5 Bh7
9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
10. 10.Qxd3 e6
11. 11.Bd2 Ngf6
12. 12.Qe2 Qc7
13. 13.Rh4 Be7
14. 14.O-O-O Nd5
15. 15.Rhh1 c5
16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
17. 17.Qb5+ Qd7
18. 18.Qxd7+ Nxd7
19. 19.Nf1 Rc8
20. 20.Kb1 Bc5
21. 21.Be1 b5
22. 22.Nd4 a6
23. 23.Nf5 O-O
24. 24.b4 N7f6
25. 25.Nxh6+ gxh6
26. 26.bxc5 Rxc5
27. 27.Rh3 Rfc8
28. 28.Rg3+ Kh7
29. 29.Rf3 Rxc2
30. 30.Ne3 R2c7
31. 31.Nxd5 Nxd5
32. 32.Ra3 Rg8
33. 33.g3 Rg5
34. 34.Rxa6 Rxh5
35. 35.Bd2 Rf5
36. 36.Rf1 Rf3
37. 37.Ra5 b4
38. 38.Rh1 Rxf2
39. 39.Bxh6 Kg6
40. 40.Ra8 Rcc2
41. 41.Rg8+ Kf5
42. 42.g4+ Ke4

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