Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/3R4/8/3pB2p/3P2k1/r5P1/5K2/3b4 b - - 7 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bc6
  11. 11.Bc4 O-O
  12. 12.Ne5 Bb7
  13. 13.Qf3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Ng4 Nf6
  16. 16.Bf4 Ne4
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rc8
  18. 18.Rac1 Qd7
  19. 19.h3 f6
  20. 20.Ne3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Qh5 Nxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Ba3
  23. 23.Rc2 Qf7
  24. 24.Qf3 Qg6
  25. 25.Rdd2 Qe4
  26. 26.Qg3 Red8
  27. 27.Qg4 g5
  28. 28.Bg3 Qxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Bc6
  30. 30.Rd3 Ba4
  31. 31.Re2 Bf8
  32. 32.Rb2 Kf7
  33. 33.Nf5 Ba3
  34. 34.Rbd2 Rc6
  35. 35.f4 Rdc8
  36. 36.fxg5 Rxc3
  37. 37.gxf6 Kxf6
  38. 38.Bh4+ Kg6
  39. 39.Ne7+ Bxe7
  40. 40.Rxc3 Rxc3
  41. 41.Bxe7 Bd7
  42. 42.g5 Kh5
  43. 43.Kf2 Kg4
  44. 44.Re2 Bf5
  45. 45.Bd6 Be4
  46. 46.Be5 Kxg5
  47. 47.g3 Ra3
  48. 48.Bd6 Rf3+
  49. 49.Ke1 Kg4
  50. 50.a4 Rb3
  51. 51.a5 b5
  52. 52.Rf2 Bf3
  53. 53.Rc2 b4
  54. 54.Rc7 Rb2
  55. 55.Rxa7 b3
  56. 56.Rb7 Re2+
  57. 57.Kf1 Re6
  58. 58.Be5 Ra6
  59. 59.Rxb3 Rxa5
  60. 60.Rb7 Ra1+
  61. 61.Kf2 Ra2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Re2+
  63. 63.Kd3 h5
  64. 64.Rf7 Ra2
  65. 65.Ke3 Bd1
  66. 66.Rd7 Ra3+
  67. 67.Kf2

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