Tigran Petrosian vs Yuri S Balashov

URS-ch45 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Yuri S Balashov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/2r1R3/6R1/3k3p/7P/6PK/5P2/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.b3 c5
  6. 6.Bb2 Qe7
  7. 7.e3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be2 d6
  9. 9.O-O Bxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 e5
  11. 11.a3 Bg4
  12. 12.Rfe1 a5
  13. 13.d4 Bh5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxh5 Nxh5
  17. 17.Qf5 Rfe8
  18. 18.Qxh5 a4
  19. 19.Rab1 axb3
  20. 20.Qxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Rxb3 Re4
  23. 23.Rc1 Ra4
  24. 24.Rxb7 g6
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxa3
  26. 26.g3 Ra8
  27. 27.Rdd7 Rf8
  28. 28.Rbc7 Rxc4
  29. 29.Kg2 h5
  30. 30.h3 Kg7
  31. 31.Kf3 Kf6
  32. 32.h4 Kg7
  33. 33.Rd5 Re8
  34. 34.Rdd7 Rf8
  35. 35.Re7 Kf6
  36. 36.e4 Rd4
  37. 37.e5+ Kf5
  38. 38.Rxc5 Rd3+
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra3
  40. 40.Rc6 Ke4
  41. 41.Rf6 Raa8
  42. 42.e6 Ke5
  43. 43.Rfxf7 Rg8
  44. 44.Rb7 Kxe6
  45. 45.Rbe7+ Kd6
  46. 46.Re2 Raf8
  47. 47.Ra7 Ra8
  48. 48.Rae7 Rac8
  49. 49.R2e6+ Kd5
  50. 50.Kh3 Rc7
  51. 51.Rxg6

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