Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 18
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/pp1rqp1p/1b4p1/3Bn3/3NP3/1P4P1/P4PQP/3R1R1K b - - 2 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.dxc5 Ng4
  11. 11.Bd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bxc5
  13. 13.Nb3 Bb6
  14. 14.Nxd5 Rc8
  15. 15.e3 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Rc7
  17. 17.Qf3 Ne5
  18. 18.Qg2 Qe7
  19. 19.Nd4 Rd8
  20. 20.Rad1 g6
  21. 21.b3 Rcd7
  22. 22.e4 Rc8
  23. 23.Kh1

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