Tigran Petrosian vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch37 playoff-1pl · 1969 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch37 playoff-1pl
Site URS
Round 4
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1R3pk/1p5p/3p1P2/3B1P2/1P5P/P4Pr1/5b1K b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 c5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Rc1 Qe7
  12. 12.Qe2 Rad8
  13. 13.Rfd1 Ne4
  14. 14.Ba6 Ba8
  15. 15.Bb5 Ndf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxc3
  17. 17.Bxc3 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb2 f6
  19. 19.Nd3 Kh8
  20. 20.Nf4 Qf7
  21. 21.Qg4 f5
  22. 22.Qe2 Bb7
  23. 23.Bd3 Bxf4
  24. 24.exf4 Rfe8
  25. 25.Qc2 Rc8
  26. 26.dxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Qb1 Rxc1
  28. 28.Qxc1 Nc5
  29. 29.Be5 Rc8
  30. 30.Qb2 Nxd3
  31. 31.Rxd3 Rc6
  32. 32.h3 h6
  33. 33.Re3 Rg6
  34. 34.Bd4 Kh7
  35. 35.Qc2 Qd7
  36. 36.Kh2 Bc8
  37. 37.Rc3 Ba6
  38. 38.Rc7 Qe6
  39. 39.g4 Bf1
  40. 40.Qxf5 Qxf5
  41. 41.gxf5 Rg2+
  42. 42.Kh1

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