Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · English Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 7
Date 1963.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/2pkr2p/2p3p1/2P5/PP3K1P/6P1/8/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.g3 Ne7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nbc6
  8. 8.Nxc6 Nxc6
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Bd2 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.b3 Qd7
  13. 13.Kh2 Rae8
  14. 14.Rc1 f5
  15. 15.Nd5 Kh8
  16. 16.Be3 Bg8
  17. 17.Qd2 Nd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Ne6
  19. 19.Nf4 Nxf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Qc8
  21. 21.h4 Re7
  22. 22.Bf3 Bf7
  23. 23.Qa5 Be8
  24. 24.c5 d5
  25. 25.Bd6 Qd7
  26. 26.Bxe7 Qxe7
  27. 27.Rxd5 f4
  28. 28.Qd2 Bc6
  29. 29.Rd3 Bb5
  30. 30.Rd4 fxg3+
  31. 31.fxg3 Bxd4
  32. 32.Qxd4+ Qg7
  33. 33.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  34. 34.Rc2 Re8
  35. 35.Kg2 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf2 Bc6
  37. 37.Bxc6 bxc6
  38. 38.Rc4 Ke5
  39. 39.Ra4 Ra8
  40. 40.Ra6 Kd5
  41. 41.b4 Kc4
  42. 42.a3 Kb5
  43. 43.Ra5+ Kc4
  44. 44.Ke3 a6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kd5
  46. 46.Kg5 Re8
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rxe2
  48. 48.Ra7 Re5+
  49. 49.Kf4 Re7
  50. 50.Rb7 Ke6
  51. 51.a4 Kd7
  52. 52.Rb8

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