Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 1
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E01)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2r5/3k4/3bp3/1p2p1p1/p2pP1Pp/P2N1P1P/1P6/2RK4 w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 e5
  7. 7.Nc2 d4
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Nd2 Bg4
  10. 10.Nf3 a5
  11. 11.Bg5 Bc5
  12. 12.e4 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Nce1 Qe6
  15. 15.Nd3 Be7
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Qxc4
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qe6
  19. 19.Qf5 Bd6
  20. 20.Qxe6+ fxe6
  21. 21.a3 Kd7
  22. 22.Bf1 a4
  23. 23.Ne1 Ra5
  24. 24.Rc2 Rc8
  25. 25.Rac1 Na7
  26. 26.Rxc8 Nxc8
  27. 27.Bc4 Be7
  28. 28.Nd3 Nd6
  29. 29.f3 Nxc4
  30. 30.Rxc4 Bd6
  31. 31.Kf2 Ra6
  32. 32.Ke2 g5
  33. 33.Kd1 Ra8
  34. 34.Ke2 h5
  35. 35.Rc1 Rh8
  36. 36.Rh1 h4
  37. 37.g4 b5
  38. 38.Rc1 Rb8
  39. 39.Kd1 Rb6
  40. 40.Rc2 Rb8
  41. 41.Rc1 Rc8

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