Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

URS-training · 1953 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-training
Site Garga
Round 5
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A09)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/1b6/6p1/8/6k1/8/7K w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 d4
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 e5
  5. 5.Bg2 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Rb1 f6
  10. 10.Ne1 Bg4
  11. 11.Nc2 a4
  12. 12.b4 axb3
  13. 13.Nxb3 Bb6
  14. 14.Nb4 Qd7
  15. 15.Qc2 Bh3
  16. 16.Nxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.Bxh3 Qxh3
  18. 18.c5 Ba7
  19. 19.Nd2 Nd8
  20. 20.Ne4 Bb8
  21. 21.Qc4+ Qe6
  22. 22.Rb4 Qxc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 f5
  24. 24.Nd2 c6
  25. 25.Nb3 Ne6
  26. 26.Bb2 Rd8
  27. 27.Rb4 Ra7
  28. 28.Rc1 Bc7
  29. 29.Kg2 Rd5
  30. 30.Rbc4 Bd8
  31. 31.f4 exf4
  32. 32.Nxd4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Rxd4
  34. 34.Bxd4 fxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 Ra5
  36. 36.Rb1 Rb5
  37. 37.Rxb5 cxb5
  38. 38.Be5 Kf7
  39. 39.d4 Bg5
  40. 40.d5 Bc1
  41. 41.Bxg7 Bxa3
  42. 42.Bd4 Ke7
  43. 43.Kf3 b4
  44. 44.e4 b3
  45. 45.exf5 b2
  46. 46.f6+ Ke8
  47. 47.Bxb2 Bxb2
  48. 48.f7+ Ke7
  49. 49.c6 bxc6
  50. 50.dxc6 Be5
  51. 51.c7 Bxc7
  52. 52.f8=Q+ Kxf8
  53. 53.g4 h6
  54. 54.Kg2 Kf7
  55. 55.Kh1 Kf6
  56. 56.Kg2 Kg5
  57. 57.Kh1 Kf6
  58. 58.Kg2 Kg5
  59. 59.Kh1 Kf4
  60. 60.Kg2 Bb6
  61. 61.Kh1 Kg3
  62. 62.g5 hxg5

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