Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 9
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E08)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/2p2R2/r6P/7P/8/4K3 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 c6
  8. 8.Bf4 Ne4
  9. 9.Nc3 g5
  10. 10.Bc1 f5
  11. 11.b3 Bf6
  12. 12.Bb2 Bg7
  13. 13.Rad1 Rf7
  14. 14.Nxe4 fxe4
  15. 15.Ne1 Nf8
  16. 16.f3 exf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nd3 Be8
  19. 19.Qc1 Rc8
  20. 20.Qe3 Rcc7
  21. 21.Ne5 Rf5
  22. 22.Bg2 Rxf1+
  23. 23.Rxf1 Qe7
  24. 24.Bh3 h5
  25. 25.Bg2 Ng6
  26. 26.Nd3 Bf7
  27. 27.Qf2 b6
  28. 28.e4 dxc4
  29. 29.bxc4 c5
  30. 30.dxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.Bxg7 Kxg7
  32. 32.e5 Nf8
  33. 33.Qf6+ Qxf6
  34. 34.exf6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Ne5 Nd7
  36. 36.Nf3 Nxf6
  37. 37.Nxg5 Kg7
  38. 38.Re1 Rd7
  39. 39.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  40. 40.Rxe6 Rd1+
  41. 41.Bf1 a5
  42. 42.Re3 Ng4
  43. 43.Ra3 a4
  44. 44.h3 Nh2
  45. 45.Kxh2 Rxf1
  46. 46.Rxa4 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rc2
  48. 48.Ra3 Rxc4
  49. 49.Rf3 Rc2
  50. 50.a4 Ra2
  51. 51.Rf4 Ra3
  52. 52.Kf2 Ra2+
  53. 53.Ke1 Ra3
  54. 54.Rf5 h4
  55. 55.gxh4 Rxa4

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