Tigran Petrosian vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch37 playoff-1pl · 1969 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch37 playoff-1pl
Site URS
Round 2
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A47)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3r1rk1/5ppp/1p2b3/2ppq3/8/2P1PB1P/1P3PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 2 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nbd2 Be7
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.Ne5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bxe5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bg3 c5
  12. 12.Be2 Bf6
  13. 13.Nf3 Qe7
  14. 14.O-O e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Bf3 Rad8
  19. 19.a5 Bc8
  20. 20.axb6 axb6
  21. 21.Re1 Be6

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