Tigran Petrosian vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 9
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E40)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3rk/2R4p/2P1p2b/1PBpP1pq/4pP2/4P3/4N1PP/4Q2K w - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.a3 Bd6
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.c5 Be7
  8. 8.b4 Ne4
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.Bd3 f5
  11. 11.Ne2 Bf6
  12. 12.O-O Qe7
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Bg5
  15. 15.Bd4 Bh6
  16. 16.f3 Ng5
  17. 17.c6 b6
  18. 18.b5 a6
  19. 19.a4 axb5
  20. 20.axb5 Rxa1
  21. 21.Qxa1 Nf7
  22. 22.Qc3 Qh4
  23. 23.Ra1 Ng5
  24. 24.Qe1 Qh5
  25. 25.Ra7 Qg6
  26. 26.Kh1 Qh5
  27. 27.f4 Ne4
  28. 28.Rxc7 g5
  29. 29.Bxb6 Kh8
  30. 30.Bxe4 fxe4
  31. 31.Bc5 Rg8

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