Tigran Petrosian vs Svetozar Gligoric

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 28
Date 1959.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E93)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/2p5/2Pp2Rp/3P1P2/8/8/5r1P/6RK b - - 5 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.d5 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 a6
  10. 10.Nd2 Qe8
  11. 11.O-O Nh7
  12. 12.b4 Ng5
  13. 13.Rc1 f5
  14. 14.f3 Qe7
  15. 15.Kh1 Nf6
  16. 16.c5 Nh5
  17. 17.c6 b6
  18. 18.exf5 gxf5
  19. 19.g3 Bf6
  20. 20.f4 Ng7
  21. 21.Nc4 exf4
  22. 22.gxf4 b5
  23. 23.Nd2 Ne4
  24. 24.Bxf6 Rxf6
  25. 25.Bf3 a5
  26. 26.a3 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 Rg6
  28. 28.Ndxe4 fxe4
  29. 29.Bxe4 Bf5
  30. 30.Bxf5 Nxf5
  31. 31.Qh5 Rf6
  32. 32.Rg1+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rce1 Qf7
  34. 34.Qxf7 Rxf7
  35. 35.Re4 Kh7
  36. 36.Nxb5 Ra2
  37. 37.Nd4 Nxd4
  38. 38.Rxd4 Re7
  39. 39.f5 Ree2
  40. 40.Rh4 Rf2
  41. 41.b5 Rab2
  42. 42.b6 Rxb6
  43. 43.Rhg4 Rb8
  44. 44.Rg7+ Kh8
  45. 45.R7g6

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