A Jonathan Mestel vs Tigran Petrosian

Las Palmas Interzonal · 1982 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 104 moves

The Game

White A Jonathan Mestel
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas Interzonal
Site Las Palmas
Round 6
Date 1982.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 104
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Final Position

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

3r4/8/8/8/8/R3B3/2k1K3/8 w - - 75 105

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd8
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nb3 Nf6
  9. 9.Qe2 Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 a6
  11. 11.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Rxd4 Qb6
  13. 13.c3 Bd7
  14. 14.Ne5 Bb5
  15. 15.a4 Bxc4
  16. 16.Nxc4 Qc5
  17. 17.Be3 Qh5
  18. 18.Qxh5 Nxh5
  19. 19.Nd6+ Bxd6
  20. 20.Rxd6 Nf6
  21. 21.Bd4 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Ke7
  24. 24.Bc5+ Ke8
  25. 25.f3 h5
  26. 26.h4 Rg8
  27. 27.c4 Nd7
  28. 28.Bd6 g5
  29. 29.hxg5 Rxg5
  30. 30.Kf2 Nc5
  31. 31.Bc7 Nxa4
  32. 32.Rd8+ Ke7
  33. 33.Rb8 Kd7
  34. 34.Bf4 Rf5
  35. 35.Rxb7+ Kc6
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kb6
  37. 37.Bd6 Nxb2
  38. 38.Ke3 h4
  39. 39.Kd4 Nxc4
  40. 40.Kxc4 h3
  41. 41.gxh3 Rxf3
  42. 42.Re7 Rxh3
  43. 43.Rxf7 Rh4+
  44. 44.Kd3 Kc6
  45. 45.Bf4 a5
  46. 46.Be3 e5
  47. 47.Ra7 a4
  48. 48.Ra5 Kd6
  49. 49.Bf2 Rg4
  50. 50.Be1 Rd4+
  51. 51.Ke3 Rc4
  52. 52.Bg3 Rc3+
  53. 53.Kf2 Rc5
  54. 54.Rxa4 Ke6
  55. 55.Kf3 Kf5
  56. 56.Bf2 Rc3+
  57. 57.Be3 Rb3
  58. 58.Rc4 Ra3
  59. 59.Ke2 Rb3
  60. 60.Bd2 Ke6
  61. 61.Bc3 Kd5
  62. 62.Rc8 Ra3
  63. 63.Kd3 e4+
  64. 64.Kd2 Rb3
  65. 65.Re8 Rb1
  66. 66.Re5+ Kd6
  67. 67.Rxe4 Rh1
  68. 68.Kd3 Kd5
  69. 69.Re5+ Kd6
  70. 70.Kc4 Rc1
  71. 71.Rf5 Ke6
  72. 72.Rf6+ Ke7
  73. 73.Ra6 Kd7
  74. 74.Kd4 Rc2
  75. 75.Rh6 Rc1
  76. 76.Bb4 Rc6
  77. 77.Rh7+ Ke6
  78. 78.Bc5 Kf5
  79. 79.Kd5 Ra6
  80. 80.Rf7+ Kg6
  81. 81.Rf1 Ra5
  82. 82.Kd6 Ra6+
  83. 83.Ke7 Ra4
  84. 84.Ke6 Re4+
  85. 85.Kd5 Ra4
  86. 86.Bd6 Kg5
  87. 87.Be5 Kg4
  88. 88.Bd4 Ra5+
  89. 89.Ke4 Ra4
  90. 90.Rg1+ Kh4
  91. 91.Ke5 Kh3
  92. 92.Be3 Rg4
  93. 93.Rd1 Kg2
  94. 94.Bf4 Rg8
  95. 95.Ke4 Re8+
  96. 96.Be5 Kf2
  97. 97.Rd2+ Ke1
  98. 98.Ra2 Re7
  99. 99.Kf4 Kd1
  100. 100.Bd4 Re2
  101. 101.Ra3 Re8
  102. 102.Kf3 Kd2
  103. 103.Be3+ Kc2
  104. 104.Ke2 Rd8

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