Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

World Championship 25th · 1963 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 25th
Site Moscow
Round 15
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/R7/4n1p1/1r2PP1p/1p2K2P/1P2B3/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nb6
  10. 10.Qc5 Bg4
  11. 11.d5 Nd7
  12. 12.Qa3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 Nd4
  14. 14.O-O-O Nxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 Nb6
  16. 16.Qb3 Qd7
  17. 17.h4 h5
  18. 18.f4 e6
  19. 19.dxe6 Qxe6
  20. 20.Qxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Rhg1 Kh7
  22. 22.Nb5 Rf7
  23. 23.Nd4 Re8
  24. 24.Nf3 Bh6
  25. 25.Ng5+ Bxg5
  26. 26.Rxg5 Nc4
  27. 27.Rdg1 Rg8
  28. 28.Kc2 b6
  29. 29.b3 Nd6
  30. 30.f3 Rd7
  31. 31.R5g2 Rdd8
  32. 32.a4 Nf7
  33. 33.Bc1 e5
  34. 34.Be3 exf4
  35. 35.Bxf4 Rd7
  36. 36.Rd2 Rxd2+
  37. 37.Kxd2 Rd8+
  38. 38.Ke2 c5
  39. 39.a5 Rd7
  40. 40.axb6 axb6
  41. 41.Ra1 Kg7
  42. 42.Ra6 Rb7
  43. 43.Ra8 Kf6
  44. 44.Rc8 Ne5
  45. 45.Ke3 Nd7
  46. 46.Rc6+ Kf7
  47. 47.e5 Nf8
  48. 48.Rf6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Ke4 b5
  50. 50.Rc6 Kf7
  51. 51.Rxc5 Ne6
  52. 52.Rd5 Ke7
  53. 53.Be3 Rb8
  54. 54.Rd6 b4
  55. 55.Ra6 Rb5
  56. 56.Ra7+ Ke8
  57. 57.f4 Kf8
  58. 58.f5

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