Tigran Petrosian vs Efim Geller

URS-ch45 · 1977 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch45
Site Leningrad
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r1r3k1/p4pp1/Qp3n1p/2qp4/8/2P1P3/P3NPPP/R2R2K1 b - - 3 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 c5
  11. 11.Rfd1 Ne4
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Ba6 Bxa6
  15. 15.Qxa6 Ndf6
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qxc5
  18. 18.Nd4 Rfc8
  19. 19.Ne2

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