Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

Moscow-Leningrad · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Moscow-Leningrad
Site Moscow
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C83)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/5ppp/8/5P2/1k4P1/p6P/3K4/R7 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Be7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nc5
  11. 11.Bc2 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Qe2 Ne6
  14. 14.Bh2 Bc5
  15. 15.Nbd2 Ne7
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc8
  17. 17.Nb3 Bb6
  18. 18.Kh1 c5
  19. 19.g4 Bg6
  20. 20.Nh4 Bxc2
  21. 21.Qxc2 Qc6
  22. 22.f4 d4+
  23. 23.Qg2 Qxg2+
  24. 24.Nxg2 dxc3
  25. 25.f5 Nc7
  26. 26.Bg1 Ned5
  27. 27.Nxc5 cxb2
  28. 28.Rd2 O-O-O
  29. 29.Ne4 Bxg1
  30. 30.Kxg1 Nb6
  31. 31.Nd6+ Rxd6
  32. 32.exd6 Nc4
  33. 33.d7+ Kd8
  34. 34.Rd3 Na8
  35. 35.Nf4 Nab6
  36. 36.Rfd1 b4
  37. 37.Nd5 Nxd5
  38. 38.Rxd5 Ne3
  39. 39.R5d3 Nxd1
  40. 40.Rxd1 Kc7
  41. 41.Rb1 Kxd7
  42. 42.Rxb2 a5
  43. 43.a3 bxa3
  44. 44.Ra2 Kc6
  45. 45.Rxa3 Ra8
  46. 46.Kf2 a4
  47. 47.Ke2 Kb5
  48. 48.Kd2 Kb4
  49. 49.Ra1 a3

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