Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 11
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

1r2rbk1/1q6/p1bp2pp/B1p2p2/2PpPP2/1P1P2PP/2Q3BK/1R2R3 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.Nd5 Bf8
  9. 9.h3 d6
  10. 10.e4 Nd4
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  12. 12.Nxd4 exd4
  13. 13.f4 a6
  14. 14.a4 Rb8
  15. 15.a5 c5
  16. 16.Kh2 b5
  17. 17.axb6 Rxb6
  18. 18.Ra3 Bd7
  19. 19.b3 Bc6
  20. 20.Bd2 Qe7
  21. 21.Qc2 Qd7
  22. 22.Re1 f5
  23. 23.Ba5 Rbb8
  24. 24.Raa1 Qb7
  25. 25.Rab1 g6

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