Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/5k1p/p4P1P/1p6/2r1p3/P1B1P3/KP1Q4/6q1 b - - 9 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nd7
  5. 5.Qc2 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nb5 Bb8
  11. 11.Bb4 Re8
  12. 12.Nd6 Bxd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 e4
  14. 14.Bc7 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Ng4
  17. 17.Bd6 Qe6
  18. 18.Kb1 Bd7
  19. 19.Qd2 Bc6
  20. 20.Bc5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Bd4 Qf5
  22. 22.h3 a6
  23. 23.Rg1 Rac8
  24. 24.Ka1 f6
  25. 25.g4 Qd7
  26. 26.Be2 Bb5
  27. 27.g5 Bxe2
  28. 28.Qxe2 Nf3
  29. 29.gxf6 Nxg1
  30. 30.Rxg1 g6
  31. 31.h4 Kf7
  32. 32.a3 Rg8
  33. 33.f3 Rc6
  34. 34.h5 g5
  35. 35.h6 Qc8
  36. 36.Kb1 Qf5
  37. 37.fxe4 Qxe4+
  38. 38.Ka2 g4
  39. 39.Qh2 Qf5
  40. 40.Qg3 Rc2
  41. 41.Rh1 Rgc8
  42. 42.Qd6 Qe6
  43. 43.Qb4 b5
  44. 44.Rh5 R8c4
  45. 45.Qb3 Qe4
  46. 46.Re5 g3
  47. 47.Rxe4 dxe4
  48. 48.Bc3 g2
  49. 49.Qxc2 g1=Q
  50. 50.Qd2 Qg4
  51. 51.Ka1 Qg1+
  52. 52.Ka2 Qg4
  53. 53.Ka1 Qg1+
  54. 54.Ka2

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