Tigran Petrosian vs Svetozar Gligoric

Zagreb · 1965 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Zagreb
Site Zagreb
Round 19
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R6p/5kp1/5pN1/2b1pP1q/4P3/Pb4PP/3Q3K b - - 6 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd2 c6
  7. 7.Be2 Ne4
  8. 8.O-O Nxd2
  9. 9.Qxd2 e6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 Nd7
  12. 12.b5 Nf6
  13. 13.bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Na4 Bf5
  15. 15.Bd3 Ne4
  16. 16.Qc2 Rc8
  17. 17.Rac1 Re8
  18. 18.Nc5 Bf8
  19. 19.Bxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Ne5 Bg7
  21. 21.Nc4 Rc7
  22. 22.Rb1 Bf8
  23. 23.Rfc1 Qg5
  24. 24.Kh1 Qh4
  25. 25.Qd2 Rcc8
  26. 26.Rb7 Rcd8
  27. 27.Qe1 Rd5
  28. 28.Rxa7 Qh6
  29. 29.Qg1 Bg4
  30. 30.Ra5 Be2
  31. 31.Nb3 Bb4
  32. 32.Ra4 Rb8
  33. 33.Ne5 Rbb5
  34. 34.Rxc6 Bd6
  35. 35.Rc8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Raa8 Rxe5
  37. 37.dxe5 Bxe5
  38. 38.Rc5 Rxc5
  39. 39.Nxc5 Qh4
  40. 40.Ra4 f5
  41. 41.Ne6+ Kf6
  42. 42.f4 Bb2
  43. 43.Ng5 Bd3
  44. 44.Ra7 Bc4
  45. 45.Qd1

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