Tigran Petrosian vs Anatoly Karpov

URS-ch44 · 1976 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch44
Site Moscow
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

5k2/5P1r/8/5R1P/6K1/8/8/8 w - - 21 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 c5
  10. 10.Rd1 d6
  11. 11.b3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bb2 Nf6
  13. 13.d5 e5
  14. 14.Nxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.d6 Bxg2
  16. 16.Qxe5 Re8
  17. 17.dxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Qxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.Kxg2 Rxe2
  20. 20.Bxf6 gxf6
  21. 21.Rd7 Rb2
  22. 22.Re1 Rxa2
  23. 23.Ree7 Rf8
  24. 24.Rxa7 Rxa7
  25. 25.Rxa7 Rd8
  26. 26.Rb7 Rd6
  27. 27.g4 Kg7
  28. 28.f3 Kg6
  29. 29.Kg3 h5
  30. 30.gxh5+ Kxh5
  31. 31.Rxf7 Rd3
  32. 32.Rxf6 Rxb3
  33. 33.Kf4 Rb4
  34. 34.Kf5 Rxc4
  35. 35.Rxb6 Rc1
  36. 36.Rc6 c4
  37. 37.Rc8 Kh6
  38. 38.Kf6 Kh7
  39. 39.f4 Rc2
  40. 40.f5 c3
  41. 41.h3 Rc1
  42. 42.h4 Rc2
  43. 43.h5 Rc1
  44. 44.Kf7 Rc2
  45. 45.f6 Rc1
  46. 46.Ke7 c2
  47. 47.Kf7 Kh6
  48. 48.Rc5 Kh7
  49. 49.Rc6 Kh6
  50. 50.Kf8 Kh7
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kh8
  52. 52.f7 Ra1
  53. 53.Rxc2 Ra8+
  54. 54.Ke7 Ra7+
  55. 55.Kf6 Ra6+
  56. 56.Kg5 Ra5+
  57. 57.Kg4 Ra4+
  58. 58.Kg3 Ra3+
  59. 59.Kg2 Kg7
  60. 60.Rf2 Kf8
  61. 61.Rf5 Ra6
  62. 62.Kg3 Rh6
  63. 63.Kg4 Rh7

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