Tigran Petrosian vs Robert E Byrne

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Robert E Byrne
Result	1-0
Event	Moscow
Site	Moscow
Date	1975.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b4rk1/R7/p2Np2p/3nPp2/P4P1P/8/1r2BK2/6R1 b - - 6 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Nf3 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.Qc2 dxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 a6
10. 10.Bd3 Nbd7
11. 11.O-O b5
12. 12.Ne4 Qb6
13. 13.Rac1 Be7
14. 14.Bc7 Qa7
15. 15.Bd6 Bxd6
16. 16.Nxd6 Qb8
17. 17.Rfd1 Bb7
18. 18.Ng5 g6
19. 19.Qc7 Bd5
20. 20.b3 Ra7
21. 21.Qxb8 Nxb8
22. 22.e4 Bc6
23. 23.e5 Nd5
24. 24.h4 h6
25. 25.Nge4 Ba8
26. 26.g3 Nc6
27. 27.f4 Nd4
28. 28.Rc5 Nf5
29. 29.Rdc1 Nxd6
30. 30.Nxd6 Rd7
31. 31.a4 Nb4
32. 32.Be2 bxa4
33. 33.bxa4 f6
34. 34.Bg4 f5
35. 35.Be2 g5
36. 36.Rc8 Rdd8
37. 37.R8c7 gxf4
38. 38.gxf4 Rb8
39. 39.Kf2 Nd5
40. 40.Ra7 Rb2
41. 41.Rg1+

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