Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 13
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E18)
Moves 54
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/3n3p/6p1/5p2/7P/3N1kP1/5P2/5K2 b - - 4 54

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.Nxe4 Bxe4
  9. 9.d5 Bf6
  10. 10.Ne1 Bxg2
  11. 11.Nxg2 exd5
  12. 12.cxd5 c5
  13. 13.dxc6 dxc6
  14. 14.Qc2 c5
  15. 15.Rd1 Qe8
  16. 16.Bf4 Nc6
  17. 17.Bd6 Be7
  18. 18.e3 Rd8
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Nf4 g6
  21. 21.Qa4 Ne5
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 c4
  24. 24.e4 b5
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  26. 26.Qxb5 Qd1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Qf3+
  28. 28.Kg1 Qd1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Qf3+
  30. 30.Kg1 Qxe4
  31. 31.Qd5 Qxd5
  32. 32.Nxd5 Nd3
  33. 33.b4 cxb3
  34. 34.axb3 f5
  35. 35.b4 Kf7
  36. 36.b5 Ne5
  37. 37.b6 a5
  38. 38.Kf1 Ke6
  39. 39.b7 Nc6
  40. 40.Nc7+ Kd6
  41. 41.Na6 a4
  42. 42.Ke2 a3
  43. 43.Nb4 Nb8
  44. 44.Kd3 Kc7
  45. 45.Kc2 Kxb7
  46. 46.Kb3 Kb6
  47. 47.Kxa3 Kc5
  48. 48.Kb3 Kd4
  49. 49.Kc2 Ke4
  50. 50.Kd2 Kf3
  51. 51.Ke1 Kg2
  52. 52.h4 Kf3
  53. 53.Nd3 Nd7
  54. 54.Kf1

More Tigran Petrosian Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Tigran Petrosian and Mikhail Botvinnik, or browse all Tigran Petrosian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.