Tigran Petrosian vs Lev O Alburt

URS-ch45 · 1977 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lev O Alburt
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b4bk1/Pq2pp1p/1N1p2p1/2p5/8/5Q2/1P3PPP/R5K1 b - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.cxb5 a6
  6. 6.e3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 axb5
  9. 9.Bxb5 d6
  10. 10.O-O Na6
  11. 11.Ra3 Nc7
  12. 12.Nd2 Nd7
  13. 13.Bxd7 Bxd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Ra6
  15. 15.e4 Qb8
  16. 16.Qc2 Qb4
  17. 17.Na2 Qb7
  18. 18.Bd2 Rfa8
  19. 19.a5 Nb5
  20. 20.Rb3 Qc7
  21. 21.Bc3 Nd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Nc3 Rb8
  24. 24.Rb6 Raa8
  25. 25.Qb3 Qd8
  26. 26.Nb5 Bg7
  27. 27.Na7 Qe8
  28. 28.Ra1 Bf8
  29. 29.Nc6 Rc8
  30. 30.a6 Rc7
  31. 31.Rb7 Rxc6
  32. 32.dxc6 Bxc6
  33. 33.a7 Bxe4
  34. 34.Rb8 Qd7
  35. 35.Rxa8 Bxa8
  36. 36.Nb6 Qb7
  37. 37.Qf3

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