Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres
Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves
The Game
| White | Tigran Petrosian |
|---|---|
| Black | Paul Keres |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Candidats Tournament |
| Site | Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade |
| Round | 25 |
| Date | 1959.00.00 |
| Opening | Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) |
| Moves | 18 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
1r3rk1/p3bppp/1qp5/3p1b2/1P1P4/2B3P1/4PPBP/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 18
All The Moves
- 1.c4 e6
- 2.Nf3 Nf6
- 3.Nc3 c5
- 4.g3 Nc6
- 5.Bg2 d5
- 6.cxd5 Nxd5
- 7.O-O Be7
- 8.d4 O-O
- 9.Nxd5 exd5
- 10.Be3 c4
- 11.Ne5 Na5
- 12.Bd2 Nc6
- 13.Nxc6 bxc6
- 14.Bc3 Rb8
- 15.Re1 Bf5
- 16.b3 cxb3
- 17.axb3 Qb6
- 18.b4
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