Tigran Petrosian vs Efim Geller

URS-chT · 1966 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r5/p4k1p/1p2bpp1/8/8/P1B3P1/1P3P1P/3R2K1 w - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Re1 Nxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Qb6
  13. 13.Bxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Qxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Nc7 Rb8
  17. 17.Nb5 Bb6
  18. 18.Bh6 Rd8
  19. 19.Bg5 f6
  20. 20.Bf4 Ra8
  21. 21.Nc7 Bxc7
  22. 22.Bxc7 Rd7
  23. 23.Ba5 b6
  24. 24.Bc3 Kf7
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Be6
  27. 27.a3 Rc8

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