Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 9
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D23)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r4bk1/1pr2ppp/4p3/p3q3/1P6/P3PBP1/3Q1P1P/2RR2K1 w - a6 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qa4+ Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg4
  6. 6.Ne5 Bd7
  7. 7.Qxc4 e6
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Nxd7 Qxd7
  11. 11.e3 Be7
  12. 12.a3 O-O
  13. 13.Be2 Na5
  14. 14.Qa2 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Qc6
  16. 16.O-O Qxc5
  17. 17.Rac1 Qe5
  18. 18.b4 Nc6
  19. 19.Na4 Rfc8
  20. 20.g3 Bd6
  21. 21.Nb2 Bf8
  22. 22.Nc4 Qf5
  23. 23.Rfd1 Ne5
  24. 24.Nxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Bf3 Rc7
  26. 26.Qd2 a5

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