Tigran Petrosian vs Bobby Fischer

Belgrade URS-World · 1970 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade URS-World
Site Belgrade
Round 4.2
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

4k3/5p2/5p2/5Pp1/1P1R2P1/8/1r6/4K3 w - - 18 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bd2 c5
  7. 7.Rc1 Nxc3
  8. 8.Bxc3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.e3 Qd5
  11. 11.Nb5 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Rxd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.Be2 Bf5
  15. 15.g4 a6
  16. 16.Nc3 Be6
  17. 17.f4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Kf2 Nb4
  19. 19.a3 Nd5
  20. 20.Ne4 Nf6
  21. 21.Nxf6 exf6
  22. 22.Bf3 Rac8
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
  24. 24.Rd1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rd2 Rc7
  26. 26.h4 h6
  27. 27.Kg3 b5
  28. 28.Rd6 Rc2
  29. 29.b4 Rc3
  30. 30.Rxa6 Bc4
  31. 31.f5 g5
  32. 32.hxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Kf2 Rc2+
  34. 34.Kg1 Rc1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Rc2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rc3
  37. 37.Kf2 Rc2+
  38. 38.Ke1 Rc3
  39. 39.Ra5 Rxe3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rd3
  41. 41.Bc6 Kf8
  42. 42.Bxb5 Bxb5
  43. 43.Rxb5 Rxa3
  44. 44.Rd5 Rb3
  45. 45.Rd4 Ke7
  46. 46.Ke2 Ra3
  47. 47.Kd2 Rb3
  48. 48.Kc2 Re3
  49. 49.Kb2 Ke8
  50. 50.Kc1 Re2
  51. 51.Kd1 Ra2
  52. 52.Ke1 Rb2

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