Miguel Najdorf vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Miguel Najdorf
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Gothenburg Interzonal
Site	Gothenburg
Round	13
Date	1955.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

8/5k2/1p5p/2nP2p1/4Np2/5P2/P3K2P/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.c4 e6
4. 4.Nc3 Be7
5. 5.Bg5 h6
6. 6.Bh4 O-O
7. 7.e3 b6
8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
11. 11.Be2 Nf6
12. 12.O-O Nbd7
13. 13.Qa4 c5
14. 14.Qa3 Rfd8
15. 15.Rfd1 Qf8
16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
17. 17.Nd4 e5
18. 18.Nf5 a5
19. 19.Nb5 g6
20. 20.Nfd6 Ba6
21. 21.Bc4 Bxb5
22. 22.Nxb5 Rxd1+
23. 23.Rxd1 Rd8
24. 24.Rc1 Qe7
25. 25.b4 axb4
26. 26.Qxb4 Nfe4
27. 27.Rf1 Nd2
28. 28.Re1 Nxc4
29. 29.Qxc4 Rd2
30. 30.Nc3 e4
31. 31.Rd1 Rxd1+
32. 32.Nxd1 Qd7
33. 33.Qd4 f5
34. 34.Nc3 Qxd4
35. 35.exd4 Ne6
36. 36.d5 Nc5
37. 37.f3 exf3
38. 38.gxf3 Kf7
39. 39.Kf2 f4
40. 40.Ke2 g5
41. 41.Ne4

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