Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

URS-ch19 · 1951 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch19
Site Moscow
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/5pkP/4P3/4R1K1/8/8/5r2 w - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bc6
  10. 10.Qa4 Bxb5
  11. 11.Qxb5+ Qd7
  12. 12.Ne5 Qxb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 Na6
  14. 14.Rd1 O-O
  15. 15.Nc6 Rfe8
  16. 16.Nbxa7 Bf8
  17. 17.Bd2 Re6
  18. 18.dxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Bc3 Nb8
  20. 20.Nxb8 Rxa7
  21. 21.Bxf6 Rxf6
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rd6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Bxd6
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxa2
  25. 25.g3 Rxb2
  26. 26.Rxd6 Rxb8
  27. 27.Rc6 g6
  28. 28.Rxc5 h5
  29. 29.Rc2 Kg7
  30. 30.Kg2 Rb5
  31. 31.Kf3 Kf6
  32. 32.h4 Rf5+
  33. 33.Kg2 Ra5
  34. 34.Kh3 Ra4
  35. 35.Rd2 Ke5
  36. 36.Rb2 Kf6
  37. 37.Rb5 Ra2
  38. 38.Kg2 Ra4
  39. 39.Kf3 Ra3
  40. 40.Kf4 Ra2
  41. 41.f3 Re2
  42. 42.e4 Re1
  43. 43.Rb6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ra6 Rb1
  45. 45.Rc6 Rg1
  46. 46.Rc2 Kf6
  47. 47.Ra2 Kg7
  48. 48.Re2 Kf6
  49. 49.Re3 Kg7
  50. 50.e5 Kf8
  51. 51.g4 hxg4
  52. 52.fxg4 Kg7
  53. 53.Kg5 Rf1
  54. 54.Re4 Rf3
  55. 55.h5 gxh5
  56. 56.gxh5 f6+
  57. 57.Kg4 Rf1
  58. 58.h6+ Kg6

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