Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch19 · 1951 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 100 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch19
Site Moscow
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 100
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3k2N1/8/r7/4K3/8 b - - 3 100

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bg5 h6
  4. 4.Bh4 g5
  5. 5.Bg3 Ne4
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nxg3
  7. 7.hxg3 Bg7
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.e3 Nc6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O-O a5
  13. 13.e4 a4
  14. 14.a3 Na5
  15. 15.Rde1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Kb1 Kb8
  17. 17.e5 d5
  18. 18.g4 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd1 c5
  20. 20.Bc2 Qe8
  21. 21.dxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.g3 Nc6
  23. 23.Re3 Ra5
  24. 24.Rhe1 Bf8
  25. 25.c4 Bc5
  26. 26.R3e2 Ne7
  27. 27.Ka1 Qd8
  28. 28.Rh1 Ba7
  29. 29.Qb1 Rc5
  30. 30.cxd5 exd5
  31. 31.Bf5 Nxf5
  32. 32.gxf5 Bb5
  33. 33.Ree1 Rc7
  34. 34.Rh2 g4
  35. 35.Nh4 Qg5
  36. 36.f4 gxf3
  37. 37.Nhxf3 Qxg3
  38. 38.e6 fxe6
  39. 39.fxe6 Rhc8
  40. 40.Rxh6 Bf2
  41. 41.Reh1 Qg4
  42. 42.Rg6 Qf4
  43. 43.Rg5 Qd6
  44. 44.Qf5 Be3
  45. 45.Qxd5 Qxd5
  46. 46.Rxd5 Bc6
  47. 47.Rhh5 Bxd5
  48. 48.Rxd5 Re7
  49. 49.Re5 Bh6
  50. 50.Re4 Rc6
  51. 51.Rxa4 Rexe6
  52. 52.Re4 Rf6
  53. 53.Ka2 Kc7
  54. 54.Re7+ Kc8
  55. 55.Re2 Rc2
  56. 56.Kb1 Rcc6
  57. 57.Nd4 Rcd6
  58. 58.N2b3 Bg7
  59. 59.Ka2 Rf1
  60. 60.Nc2 Rf5
  61. 61.Rg2 Bf6
  62. 62.Nb4 Kd7
  63. 63.Rh2 Kc7
  64. 64.Nc2 Rg5
  65. 65.Nd2 Re6
  66. 66.Nb4 Bg7
  67. 67.Kb3 Re3+
  68. 68.Ka2 Re6
  69. 69.Kb3 Re3+
  70. 70.Ka2 Re8
  71. 71.Kb3 Kb8
  72. 72.Nb1 Re3+
  73. 73.Nc3 Reg3
  74. 74.Rd2 Rg2
  75. 75.Rxg2 Rxg2
  76. 76.Nd3 Rh2
  77. 77.Kc4 Rd2
  78. 78.a4 Ka7
  79. 79.Nb5+ Kb6
  80. 80.b4 Rc2+
  81. 81.Kb3 Rg2
  82. 82.Nc3 Rg3
  83. 83.Kc4 Rg4+
  84. 84.Kb3 Rg3
  85. 85.Kc4 Bxc3
  86. 86.a5+ Kc7
  87. 87.Kxc3 Kc6
  88. 88.Kc4 Rg4+
  89. 89.Kc3 Kb5
  90. 90.Nc5 Rc4+
  91. 91.Kd3 Rxb4
  92. 92.Nxb7 Kc6
  93. 93.a6 Kd5
  94. 94.Nd8 Rd4+
  95. 95.Ke3 Re4+
  96. 96.Kd3 Rf4
  97. 97.a7 Ra4
  98. 98.Nf7 Rxa7
  99. 99.Ng5 Ra3+
  100. 100.Ke2

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