Tigran Petrosian vs Paul Keres

Zuerich · 1961 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1R1pkPp1/4p1p1/P1P1r3/4N2r/4K2P/8 w - - 3 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.a3 Be7
  6. 6.d5 d6
  7. 7.e4 c6
  8. 8.dxe6 fxe6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bc8
  10. 10.f4 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 e5
  12. 12.f5 c5
  13. 13.g4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nh3 Ne8
  15. 15.Nd5 Nd4
  16. 16.O-O Nc7
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.Bg5 Qe8
  19. 19.Qe1 Ba6
  20. 20.Qh4 Qa4
  21. 21.Be7 Qb3
  22. 22.Rad1 Qxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Nf3+
  24. 24.Kg2 Nxh4+
  25. 25.Bxh4 Rf7
  26. 26.Be2 Rd7
  27. 27.Bg3 Re8
  28. 28.g5 b5
  29. 29.Bh5 Red8
  30. 30.f6 Bb7
  31. 31.Kf3 Ne6
  32. 32.cxb5 Nd4+
  33. 33.Ke3 Rf8
  34. 34.Bh4 Rc7
  35. 35.a4 g6
  36. 36.Bg4 Bc8
  37. 37.Nf2 Kf7
  38. 38.Bxc8 Rfxc8
  39. 39.Ng4 c4
  40. 40.Be1 Nc2+
  41. 41.Kf2 Nxe1
  42. 42.Kxe1 c3
  43. 43.bxc3 Ke6
  44. 44.b6 axb6
  45. 45.Rb1 Rc4
  46. 46.Ne3 Rxe4
  47. 47.Kd2 h6
  48. 48.Rxb6 hxg5
  49. 49.c4 Rh8
  50. 50.Ke2 Rh3

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