Tigran Petrosian vs Miguel Najdorf

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Miguel Najdorf
Result	1-0
Event	La Habana olm fin-A
Site	La Habana
Round	12
Date	1966.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D71)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Qbk1/p3p2p/1p2P1p1/5p2/2q5/6P1/P4P1P/4R1K1 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.g3 d5
5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
6. 6.Bg2 Nxc3
7. 7.bxc3 O-O
8. 8.Ba3 Nd7
9. 9.Nf3 Nb6
10. 10.Nd2 c6
11. 11.O-O Be6
12. 12.Nb3 Qc7
13. 13.e4 Rad8
14. 14.Re1 Rfe8
15. 15.Nc5 Bc4
16. 16.e5 Nd7
17. 17.Qa4 Bb5
18. 18.Qb3 Nxc5
19. 19.Bxc5 b6
20. 20.Ba3 Ba6
21. 21.e6 f5
22. 22.Bc1 c5
23. 23.Bf4 Qc8
24. 24.Rac1 Bd3
25. 25.Re3 Be4
26. 26.Bxe4 cxd4
27. 27.Ree1 d3
28. 28.Bd5 d2
29. 29.Bxd2 Rxd5
30. 30.Qxd5 Rd8
31. 31.Qb3 Rxd2
32. 32.Rcd1 Bh6
33. 33.c4 Rxd1
34. 34.Qxd1 Qxc4
35. 35.Qd8+ Bf8
36. 36.Qe8

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