Tigran Petrosian vs Iivo Nei

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Iivo Nei
Result	1-0
Event	Tallinn
Site	Tallinn
Round	5
Date	1979.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/p6p/1bp5/1P1p1Rp1/P2P4/6P1/6KP/5R2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nf3 c6
4. 4.e3 Nf6
5. 5.Bd3 Be7
6. 6.O-O O-O
7. 7.b3 Nbd7
8. 8.Bb2 Ne4
9. 9.Nfd2 Ndf6
10. 10.Qf3 Nxd2
11. 11.Nxd2 b6
12. 12.e4 g6
13. 13.e5 Nh5
14. 14.Qe3 Nf4
15. 15.Qxf4 Bg5
16. 16.Qg3 Bxd2
17. 17.f4 f5
18. 18.exf6 Qxf6
19. 19.Rf3 Bb4
20. 20.Qf2 Bd6
21. 21.Rf1 Bd7
22. 22.Qc2 Rf7
23. 23.g3 Raf8
24. 24.R3f2 Rg7
25. 25.Kg2 Rgf7
26. 26.Qd2 Rg7
27. 27.Qe3 Rgf7
28. 28.a4 Rb8
29. 29.Qd2 Rbf8
30. 30.c5 Bc7
31. 31.b4 Qe7
32. 32.Qe3 Rb8
33. 33.Bc3 Rbf8
34. 34.b5 g5
35. 35.f5 exf5
36. 36.Qxe7 Rxe7
37. 37.Bb4 Ref7
38. 38.cxb6 Bxb6
39. 39.Bxf8 Rxf8
40. 40.Bxf5 Bxf5
41. 41.Rxf5

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