Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 16
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r2qr1k1/3n1pbp/2p1p1p1/pb1p4/3P1B2/2N3P1/PP1QPPBP/2RR2K1 b - - 11 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Ne5 e6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Qd2 a5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Ba6
  14. 14.Rac1 Re8
  15. 15.Na4 Bb5
  16. 16.Nc3 Ba6
  17. 17.Na4 Bb5
  18. 18.Nc3

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