Tigran Petrosian vs Alexander G Beliavsky

URS-chT · 1975 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Alexander G Beliavsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Riga
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3n4/5p1p/kp1NpPp1/2p1P1P1/P7/1K2P3/7P/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.b3 a5
  10. 10.Bb2 Bd5
  11. 11.Rc1 a4
  12. 12.bxa4 Ne8
  13. 13.Nfe5 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Bxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qxd1
  16. 16.Rfxd1 Rxa4
  17. 17.a3 Ng7
  18. 18.Rd5 Ne6
  19. 19.f4 Nb8
  20. 20.Kf3 c6
  21. 21.Ra5 Rxa5
  22. 22.Nxa5 Nd7
  23. 23.Bc3 Ra8
  24. 24.Rd1 Ndc5
  25. 25.Bb4 Kf8
  26. 26.g4 Na6
  27. 27.Be1 Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  29. 29.Bf2 c5
  30. 30.Ke4 Ke8
  31. 31.a4 Kd7
  32. 32.Nc4 Kc7
  33. 33.f5 b6
  34. 34.Bg3 e6
  35. 35.Nd6 Nb4
  36. 36.Bh4 Nbc6
  37. 37.Bxd8+ Nxd8
  38. 38.f6 Kb8
  39. 39.g5 Ka7
  40. 40.Kd3 Ka6
  41. 41.Kc4 Ka5
  42. 42.Kb3 Ka6
  43. 43.e3

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