Tigran Petrosian vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Moscow
Site	Moscow
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves	36

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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/4p2p/4P1P1/1P1Q4/3b1N2/2q2PP1/4K3 w - - 1 37

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.Bg5 Be7
5. 5.e3 h6
6. 6.Bh4 O-O
7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
9. 9.e4 Nf6
10. 10.Nc3 c5
11. 11.e5 Nd5
12. 12.Rc1 Rd8
13. 13.Nxd5 Rxd5
14. 14.Bd3 Nc6
15. 15.Be4 Rd8
16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
17. 17.Rxc5 Ba6
18. 18.Qc2 Rab8
19. 19.b3 Rb5
20. 20.Rxb5 Bxb5
21. 21.Kd2 c5
22. 22.Ke3 Rd5
23. 23.Rd1 g5
24. 24.h3 Qc7
25. 25.Qb2 a5
26. 26.a3 cxd4+
27. 27.Rxd4 Rc5
28. 28.Kd2 Bf1
29. 29.b4 axb4
30. 30.axb4 Rb5
31. 31.Rg4 Rd5+
32. 32.Ke1 Bd3
33. 33.h4 Bf5
34. 34.Rd4 Rxd4
35. 35.Qxd4 Qc2
36. 36.hxg5 Bd3

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