Tigran Petrosian vs Yuri S Balashov

Moscow · 1981 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Yuri S Balashov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3r4/p3kp1p/1p2pp2/2p5/2P1n3/1P1NP1P1/P3KP1P/2R5 w - - 5 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 c5
  10. 10.Rd1 d6
  11. 11.b3 Bf6
  12. 12.Bb2 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rd8
  14. 14.dxc5 dxc5
  15. 15.Qf4 Na6
  16. 16.Qxc7 Nxc7
  17. 17.Bxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Ne1 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Kf8
  20. 20.Kf3 Ke7
  21. 21.e3 Ne8
  22. 22.Ke2 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Nd6
  24. 24.Nd3 Ne4
  25. 25.Rc1 Rd8

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