Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

1nr3k1/p2qn1bp/1p2pp2/3p1p1N/3P4/1Q1NP3/PPRB1PPP/6K1 w - - 1 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bf5
  8. 8.Bxf5 gxf5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Qb3 b6
  11. 11.Ne5 e6
  12. 12.Bd2 Nfd7
  13. 13.Nd3 Nc6
  14. 14.Ne2 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfc1 Ndb8
  16. 16.Nef4 Qd7
  17. 17.Nh5 f6
  18. 18.Rc2 Ne7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rxc2
  20. 20.Rxc2 Rc8

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