Tigran Petrosian vs Efim Geller

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 10
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/4n2p/1k2K3/6PP/8/8/8/8 b - - 3 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.d4 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bf4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Qb6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Qc2 Be6
  13. 13.Be3 Qa5
  14. 14.Qa4 Qxa4
  15. 15.Nxa4 Nd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfc8
  17. 17.b3 Ba3
  18. 18.Bd4 Bg4
  19. 19.Rd2 Re8
  20. 20.e3 Bf5
  21. 21.Bb2 Bxb2
  22. 22.Rxb2 Nb6
  23. 23.Nc5 a5
  24. 24.Rc1 Rec8
  25. 25.e4 Bg6
  26. 26.f4 f6
  27. 27.Bh3 Rcb8
  28. 28.e5 fxe5
  29. 29.fxe5 a4
  30. 30.bxa4 Nc4
  31. 31.Rxb8+ Rxb8
  32. 32.e6 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Bxb1
  34. 34.Bf1 Nd6
  35. 35.a3 Kf8
  36. 36.a5 Nc8
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke7
  38. 38.Ke3 Kd6
  39. 39.Kd4 Bf5
  40. 40.Be2 Na7
  41. 41.a6 Bh3
  42. 42.a4 Nc8
  43. 43.Nb7+ Kxe6
  44. 44.Kc5 Kd7
  45. 45.Na5 Kc7
  46. 46.Nxc6 Nb6
  47. 47.Bb5 Nd7+
  48. 48.Kxd5 Bg2+
  49. 49.Ke6 Bxc6
  50. 50.Bxc6 Kxc6
  51. 51.a7 Nb6
  52. 52.a5 Na8
  53. 53.Kf7 g5
  54. 54.Kf6 g4
  55. 55.Kg5 Kb7
  56. 56.Kxg4 Nc7
  57. 57.Kg5 Nd5
  58. 58.h3 Nc3
  59. 59.g4 Ne4+
  60. 60.Kf5 Ng3+
  61. 61.Kf4 Ne2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Nc3
  63. 63.g5 Nd5+
  64. 64.Ke4 Ne7
  65. 65.Kf4 Nd5+
  66. 66.Kf3 Ne7
  67. 67.h4 Kxa7
  68. 68.Kf4 Ng6+
  69. 69.Kg4 Ne7
  70. 70.h5 Ka6
  71. 71.Kf4 Kxa5
  72. 72.Ke5 Kb6
  73. 73.Ke6

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