Tigran Petrosian vs Miguel Najdorf

Santa Monica · 1966 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 8
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R2n2/7k/3K1P1p/1r1B3P/8/8/8/8 b - - 8 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.b4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 c6
  6. 6.O-O a5
  7. 7.a3 axb4
  8. 8.axb4 Rxa1
  9. 9.Bxa1 Qb6
  10. 10.c3 d5
  11. 11.d3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Qc7
  13. 13.c4 e5
  14. 14.Qc2 Re8
  15. 15.cxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Rb1 b5
  17. 17.e4 N5b6
  18. 18.Nb3 Qd6
  19. 19.Na5 Nb8
  20. 20.h3 Na4
  21. 21.Bf1 Bd7
  22. 22.Qd1 Qe7
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Qxe4
  25. 25.Bg2 Qe7
  26. 26.Ndxc6 Nxc6
  27. 27.Nxc6 Bxc6
  28. 28.Bxc6 Rd8
  29. 29.Qe1 Qxe1+
  30. 30.Rxe1 Bxa1
  31. 31.Rxa1 Rd4
  32. 32.Bxb5 Nc3
  33. 33.Ra8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Be8 Rxb4
  35. 35.Ra7 Kf8
  36. 36.Bxf7 Re4
  37. 37.Bb3 Re7
  38. 38.Ra1 Re8
  39. 39.Ra6 Re7
  40. 40.Kg2 Ne4
  41. 41.Bc2 Kg7
  42. 42.Rc6 Nf6
  43. 43.Rc5 Ne8
  44. 44.Bd1 Nf6
  45. 45.h4 h6
  46. 46.Bc2 Nh7
  47. 47.g4 Nf8
  48. 48.Kg3 Ra7
  49. 49.Be4 Re7
  50. 50.f3 Rf7
  51. 51.Bd5 Ra7
  52. 52.Kf4 Re7
  53. 53.Rc6 Rd7
  54. 54.Ke4 Re7+
  55. 55.Kd4 Ra7
  56. 56.Kc5 Rd7
  57. 57.Rb6 Rc7+
  58. 58.Kd4 Re7
  59. 59.f4 Nh7
  60. 60.Be6 Nf8
  61. 61.Bb3 Nh7
  62. 62.Bd5 Rc7
  63. 63.Ke5 Re7+
  64. 64.Kd6 Ra7
  65. 65.Be6 Nf8
  66. 66.Bc8 Rf7
  67. 67.f5 gxf5
  68. 68.gxf5 Nh7
  69. 69.Rb1 Kf6
  70. 70.Kd5 Nf8
  71. 71.Rb6+ Kg7
  72. 72.Ke5 Re7+
  73. 73.Kf4 Rc7
  74. 74.Bb7 Rc5
  75. 75.Bc6 Ra5
  76. 76.h5 Ra4+
  77. 77.Be4 Nh7
  78. 78.Ke5 Nf8
  79. 79.Rb7+ Kh8
  80. 80.Rb8 Ra5+
  81. 81.Bd5 Kg7
  82. 82.f6+ Kh7
  83. 83.Rb7+ Kh8
  84. 84.Rc7 Rb5
  85. 85.Rc8 Kh7
  86. 86.Kd6

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