Tigran Petrosian vs Anatoly Karpov

URS-ch41 · 1973 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/p1p2n2/PbN2PKp/1P1R4/8/8 b - - 5 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 Be7
  6. 6.Bd3 d5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qe2 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Bxc5
  11. 11.e4 Nbd7
  12. 12.e5 Bxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 Nh5
  14. 14.Rd1 Qe7
  15. 15.f4 g6
  16. 16.f5 exf5
  17. 17.e6 Ndf6
  18. 18.exf7+ Kg7
  19. 19.Qxe7 Bxe7
  20. 20.Nb5 Rac8
  21. 21.Bb3 a6
  22. 22.Nd4 Rxf7
  23. 23.Be3 Ng4
  24. 24.Bxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Rac1 Rc5
  26. 26.Kg2 Nhf6
  27. 27.Bd2 Rd5
  28. 28.Be1 a5
  29. 29.Nf3 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Ne4
  31. 31.Nd2 Nd6
  32. 32.b3 Ne5
  33. 33.Nb1 Ke6
  34. 34.Nc3 Nef7
  35. 35.f3 Bd8
  36. 36.Bf2 Nc8
  37. 37.Nb5 Ncd6
  38. 38.Nd4+ Kd7
  39. 39.Bg3 Be7
  40. 40.Kf1 Bf6
  41. 41.Nb5 Be7
  42. 42.h4 Ke6
  43. 43.Nd4+ Kd7
  44. 44.Kg2 Bf6
  45. 45.Nb5 Be7
  46. 46.a4 h6
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.Bf2 Bd8
  49. 49.Nd4 f4
  50. 50.Ne2 Kc6
  51. 51.Nxf4 h4
  52. 52.Ng6 Nb7
  53. 53.f4 Bf6
  54. 54.Rc1+ Nc5
  55. 55.Kh3 Nd6
  56. 56.Bxc5 bxc5
  57. 57.Nxh4 h5
  58. 58.Nf3 Kd5
  59. 59.Rd1+ Bd4
  60. 60.Nd2 Ke6
  61. 61.Kg3 Nf5+
  62. 62.Kf3 h4
  63. 63.Nc4 Bc3
  64. 64.Kg4 Bb4
  65. 65.Rd3

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