Tigran Petrosian vs Konstantin Z Lerner

URS-ch50 · 1983 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Konstantin Z Lerner
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch50
Site Moscow
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 89
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

5R2/8/8/r4k2/4p3/5p2/5P2/4K3 b - - 47 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 dxc4
  9. 9.e3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxc5
  11. 11.Bd3 Nc6
  12. 12.a3 Bd7
  13. 13.b4 Qb6
  14. 14.Na4 Qd8
  15. 15.O-O Nd5
  16. 16.Bg3 Rc8
  17. 17.Qb3 a5
  18. 18.e4 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Bxa4
  20. 20.Qxa4 Nc3
  21. 21.Qc2 Qxd4
  22. 22.bxa5 Rfd8
  23. 23.Be2 Nxe4
  24. 24.Qb3 Nd2
  25. 25.Qxb7 Nxf1
  26. 26.Rxf1 Bh4
  27. 27.Bxh4 Qxh4
  28. 28.Bb5 Rb8
  29. 29.Qc6 Rdc8
  30. 30.Qd7 Rd8
  31. 31.Qc6 Rdc8
  32. 32.Qd7 Qd8
  33. 33.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  34. 34.a4 Rbc8
  35. 35.a6 Kf8
  36. 36.h3 Rd4
  37. 37.Ra1 Ke7
  38. 38.Be2 e5
  39. 39.a5 Rb8
  40. 40.Rc1 Kd6
  41. 41.Bg4 Rb5
  42. 42.Ra1 Rb8
  43. 43.a7 Ra8
  44. 44.a6 Rc4
  45. 45.Rd1+ Kc6
  46. 46.Rb1 Rxa7
  47. 47.Bc8 Rd4
  48. 48.Bb7+ Kd7
  49. 49.g3 Rd6
  50. 50.h4 Raxa6
  51. 51.Bxa6 Rxa6
  52. 52.Kg2 Ke6
  53. 53.Rb7 Rd6
  54. 54.Kf3 Rd3+
  55. 55.Ke4 Rd7
  56. 56.Rb6+ Rd6
  57. 57.Rb5 f5+
  58. 58.Kf3 Kf6
  59. 59.Rb2 e4+
  60. 60.Kf4 g5+
  61. 61.hxg5+ hxg5+
  62. 62.Ke3 Ke5
  63. 63.Rb8 f4+
  64. 64.gxf4+ gxf4+
  65. 65.Ke2 f3+
  66. 66.Ke1 Rd5
  67. 67.Rh8 Kf6
  68. 68.Rh4 Rd4
  69. 69.Rh8 Rd6
  70. 70.Rh5 Ke6
  71. 71.Rh6+ Ke5
  72. 72.Rh8 Kf5
  73. 73.Rf8+ Rf6
  74. 74.Rh8 Ra6
  75. 75.Rf8+ Kg5
  76. 76.Rg8+ Rg6
  77. 77.Rh8 Kf4
  78. 78.Rf8+ Kg4
  79. 79.Rh8 Rg5
  80. 80.Kd2 Kf4
  81. 81.Rf8+ Rf5
  82. 82.Rh8 Rd5+
  83. 83.Ke1 Kg4
  84. 84.Rg8+ Kh4
  85. 85.Rh8+ Rh5
  86. 86.Rg8 Ra5
  87. 87.Rh8+ Kg5
  88. 88.Rg8+ Kf5
  89. 89.Rf8+

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Tigran Petrosian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.