Tigran Petrosian vs Shimon Kagan

Hastings7778 · 1977 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Shimon Kagan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings7778
Site Hastings
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/5rk1/p1R5/4R1pP/1r2n1P1/1P1p4/6K1/3B4 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.g3 c6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg4
  6. 6.Nc3 Qb6
  7. 7.e3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 e5
  11. 11.d5 c5
  12. 12.e4 Nbd7
  13. 13.h4 a6
  14. 14.a4 Qd8
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bd2 Rb8
  17. 17.Kg2 h5
  18. 18.a5 Kh7
  19. 19.Bg5 Qc8
  20. 20.Rh1 Rh8
  21. 21.Qd2 b5
  22. 22.axb6 Rxb6
  23. 23.Bd1 Qb7
  24. 24.b3 Rb8
  25. 25.Ra3 Qc8
  26. 26.Re1 Ng8
  27. 27.Na4 Rb4
  28. 28.Nb2 Bh6
  29. 29.Nd3 R4b6
  30. 30.Rh1 f6
  31. 31.Be3 Bxe3
  32. 32.Qxe3 Nh6
  33. 33.f3 f5
  34. 34.Nf2 Nf6
  35. 35.Nh3 fxe4
  36. 36.Ng5+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nxe4 Nfg8
  38. 38.Qg5 Qf5
  39. 39.Bc2 Qxg5
  40. 40.Nxg5 Nf5
  41. 41.Kf2 Nge7
  42. 42.Ne6 R8b7
  43. 43.g4 hxg4
  44. 44.fxg4 Nd4
  45. 45.Nxd4 cxd4
  46. 46.Rha1 Ra7
  47. 47.Ra5 Kg7
  48. 48.Re1 Ng8
  49. 49.Kg3 Nf6
  50. 50.c5 dxc5
  51. 51.Rxe5 d3
  52. 52.Bd1 Rb4
  53. 53.d6 Ne4+
  54. 54.Kg2 Nxd6
  55. 55.Raxc5 Ne4
  56. 56.Rc6 Rf7
  57. 57.h5 g5

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