Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 11
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/p5pp/5p2/3R4/1Pn4P/4P1P1/1rr1NPK1/4R3 w - - 9 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.d4 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b3 Be6
  11. 11.Bb2 Qe7
  12. 12.Ne2 Rac8
  13. 13.a3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Ned4 Bg4
  15. 15.Be2 Ne4
  16. 16.Qd3 Bd6
  17. 17.g3 Nc5
  18. 18.Qb1 Ne4
  19. 19.Qd3 Nc5
  20. 20.Qd1 Ne6
  21. 21.Re1 Bc5
  22. 22.Nxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.b4 Bb6
  24. 24.Qa4 Qe8
  25. 25.Rad1 f6
  26. 26.Rd2 Qh5
  27. 27.Qd1 c5
  28. 28.Nd4 Bxe2
  29. 29.Qxe2 Qxe2
  30. 30.Nxe2 Ng5
  31. 31.Kg2 Ne4
  32. 32.Rdd1 cxb4
  33. 33.axb4 Rc2
  34. 34.Bd4 Bxd4
  35. 35.Rxd4 Rb2
  36. 36.h4 Rc8
  37. 37.Rxd5 Rcc2
  38. 38.Kf3 Nd2+
  39. 39.Kg2 Ne4
  40. 40.Kf3 Nd2+
  41. 41.Kg2 Nc4

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