Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 5
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k3K1/p1br3p/1pR3p1/1P2p1N1/P7/4P1P1/5P2/8 b - - 17 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 c5
  8. 8.d5 e6
  9. 9.dxe6 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Kxd1 Bxe6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Ke2 Nc6
  13. 13.Rd1 Rad8
  14. 14.Rxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Ng5 Re8
  16. 16.Nge4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 b6
  18. 18.Rb1 Nb4
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd5
  20. 20.a4 Rc8
  21. 21.b3 Bf8
  22. 22.Rc1 Be7
  23. 23.b4 c4
  24. 24.b5 Kf7
  25. 25.Bc3 Ba3
  26. 26.Rc2 Nxc3+
  27. 27.Rxc3 Bb4
  28. 28.Rc2 Ke7
  29. 29.Nd2 c3
  30. 30.Ne4 Ba5
  31. 31.Kd3 Rd8+
  32. 32.Kc4 Rd1
  33. 33.Nxc3 Rh1
  34. 34.Ne4 Rxh2
  35. 35.Kd4 Kd7
  36. 36.g3 Bb4
  37. 37.Ke5 Rh5+
  38. 38.Kf6 Be7+
  39. 39.Kg7 e5
  40. 40.Rc6 Rh1
  41. 41.Kf7 Ra1
  42. 42.Re6 Bd8
  43. 43.Rd6+ Kc8
  44. 44.Ke8 Bc7
  45. 45.Rc6 Rd1
  46. 46.Ng5 Rd8+
  47. 47.Kf7 Rd7+
  48. 48.Kg8

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