Tigran Petrosian vs Efim Geller

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 5
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

2b3k1/p3qpp1/1p2p2p/8/3Q4/4P3/PP2BPPP/6K1 b - - 0 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Rc1 Bb7
  11. 11.Be2 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxc3
  14. 14.Rxc3 Nc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Rxc6
  16. 16.Qa4 Rcc8
  17. 17.Rfc1 cxd4
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  19. 19.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  20. 20.Qxd4

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