Tigran Petrosian vs Svetozar Gligoric

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 14
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A31)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

2rr2k1/p3bppp/b1p1p3/1q1n4/N7/5BP1/PP1BPP1P/1RQR2K1 w - - 19 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd2 e6
  9. 9.g3 Be7
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Ba6
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.Qc1 Qb6
  14. 14.Rb1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rd1 Rbc8
  16. 16.Na4 Qb5
  17. 17.Nc3 Qb6
  18. 18.Na4 Qb5

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