Tigran Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1967 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

3r1rk1/p1b1qppp/4b3/4p3/1pB1P3/1P3Q2/PB3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 8 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Bb7
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Bb2 Nf6
  14. 14.Bd3 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Bxc5
  16. 16.Qe2 Qe7
  17. 17.Rac1 Rac8
  18. 18.e4 Bb6
  19. 19.Ne5 Nd7
  20. 20.Nxd7 Qxd7
  21. 21.Bc4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qg4 e5
  23. 23.Rcd1 Rcd8
  24. 24.Qf5 Bc7
  25. 25.Rfe1 Bc8
  26. 26.Qf3 Be6

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