Tigran Petrosian vs John DM Nunn

Hastings7778 · 1977 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black John DM Nunn
Result 1-0
Event Hastings7778
Site Hastings
Round 13
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b2kn1/p1q2p2/3r4/1pB1Q2p/1P5P/P4P2/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 5 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 g6
  7. 7.Nd2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nc4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bf4 b6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Re8
  12. 12.Bg3 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Rxe4
  14. 14.e3 b5
  15. 15.Nd2 Rb4
  16. 16.b3 Bxa1
  17. 17.Qxa1 Qxd5
  18. 18.a3 Rg4
  19. 19.Be2 Nc6
  20. 20.Bf3 Qe6
  21. 21.Bxg4 Qxg4
  22. 22.O-O Bb7
  23. 23.f3 Qe6
  24. 24.Ne4 Rd8
  25. 25.Nxc5 Qxe3+
  26. 26.Bf2 Qe7
  27. 27.Re1 Qc7
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.Ne4 Ne7
  30. 30.Nf6+ Kf8
  31. 31.b4 Bc8
  32. 32.Nxh5 gxh5
  33. 33.Qh8+ Ng8
  34. 34.Bc5+ Rd6
  35. 35.Qe5

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