Miguel Najdorf vs Tigran Petrosian

Palma de Mallorca · 1969 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 16
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3R3P/p7/4p3/3kp3/7r/5K2 b - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bh5
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.d5 cxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Bd6
  15. 15.h3 Qe7
  16. 16.Re1 a6
  17. 17.g4 Bg6
  18. 18.Bg5 f6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qf7
  20. 20.Nh4 Bxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 g6
  22. 22.Bh6 O-O-O
  23. 23.a5 f5
  24. 24.Nf3 e4
  25. 25.Qc3+ Kb8
  26. 26.Ng5 Qe7
  27. 27.Ne6 Rc8
  28. 28.Qg7 Qxg7
  29. 29.Bxg7 Rhe8
  30. 30.Bc3 Ne5
  31. 31.Kf1 Re7
  32. 32.Rad1 Rd7
  33. 33.Re2 Nf3
  34. 34.Re3 Rc4
  35. 35.Nd4 Nxd4
  36. 36.Bxd4 Rxd4
  37. 37.Rxd4 Bc5
  38. 38.Rd2 Bxe3
  39. 39.fxe3 Kc7
  40. 40.gxf5 gxf5
  41. 41.Rd4 Kd6
  42. 42.Rb4 Kxd5
  43. 43.Rb6 Kc4
  44. 44.Ke2 h5
  45. 45.h4 Rd5
  46. 46.Rxb7 Rxa5
  47. 47.Rc7+ Kb3
  48. 48.Rh7 Kxb2
  49. 49.Rxh5 Kc3
  50. 50.Rg5 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kf1 f4
  52. 52.Rd5 fxe3
  53. 53.h5 Kc4
  54. 54.Rd6 a5
  55. 55.h6 Rh2
  56. 56.Rc6+ Kd3
  57. 57.Rd6+

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