Tigran Petrosian vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats final · 1971 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Buenos Aires
Round 2
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6r/pp2PQ1p/7k/2P2R2/3q4/8/B5PP/7K b - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5
  7. 7.Rc1 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qd2 Qxa2
  10. 10.bxc3 Qa5
  11. 11.Bc4 Nd7
  12. 12.Ne2 Ne5
  13. 13.Ba2 Bf5
  14. 14.Bxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Nd4 Qxc5
  16. 16.Nxf5 gxf5
  17. 17.O-O Qa5
  18. 18.Qc2 f4
  19. 19.c4 fxe3
  20. 20.c5 Qd2
  21. 21.Qa4+ Kf8
  22. 22.Rcd1 Qe2
  23. 23.d6 Qh5
  24. 24.f4 e2
  25. 25.fxe5 exd1=Q
  26. 26.Rxd1 Qxe5
  27. 27.Rf1 f6
  28. 28.Qb3 Kg7
  29. 29.Qf7+ Kh6
  30. 30.dxe7 f5
  31. 31.Rxf5 Qd4+
  32. 32.Kh1

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