Tigran Petrosian vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 23
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

r5k1/p4p2/1p1q3p/2pPb1p1/2Q1P3/5NP1/P4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Rc1 c5
  11. 11.Qe2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Ne4
  13. 13.Bg3 Nxg3
  14. 14.hxg3 Qc7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rad8
  16. 16.d5 exd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Bf6
  19. 19.Rcd1 Ne5
  20. 20.b3 Nxc4
  21. 21.bxc4 Qc6
  22. 22.e4 Qe6
  23. 23.Qc2 Rxd5
  24. 24.cxd5 Qd6
  25. 25.Qa4 Ra8
  26. 26.Re1 Be5
  27. 27.Qa6 Qc7
  28. 28.Qc4 g5
  29. 29.Nh2 Qd7
  30. 30.Nf3 Qd6

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