Tigran Petrosian vs Luis Bronstein

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal · 1979 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Luis Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event Rio de Janeiro Interzonal
Site Rio de Janeiro
Round 14
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b2rk1/p1q1Np2/5bp1/2B2n1p/3P4/1PN2P2/P5PP/2QRR1K1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 c6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 b4
  11. 11.Na4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Bxb4 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O Na6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Bxa6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nd6
  16. 16.Rac1 Rab8
  17. 17.Qc3 Nf5
  18. 18.Nc5 Bc8
  19. 19.b3 Qd8
  20. 20.Rcd1 Qd5
  21. 21.Na4 Bf6
  22. 22.Bc5 Ra8
  23. 23.Qc1 h5
  24. 24.Ne5 Nh4
  25. 25.f3 Nf5
  26. 26.Nc3 Qd8
  27. 27.Nxc6 Qc7
  28. 28.Nxe7+

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