Tigran Petrosian vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch41 · 1973 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r3r1k1/2bb1ppp/1p2qn2/n2p4/PB1Pp3/4N1P1/2N1PPBP/RR3QK1 w - - 11 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Bg2 e5
  3. 3.d3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 b6
  9. 9.b3 Bb7
  10. 10.a3 Re8
  11. 11.Rd1 Bc5
  12. 12.Nf1 e4
  13. 13.Ne1 Qe7
  14. 14.d4 Bd6
  15. 15.a4 Qe6
  16. 16.Ne3 Ne7
  17. 17.Qd2 c5
  18. 18.N1c2 Rad8
  19. 19.b4 cxb4
  20. 20.cxb4 Nc6
  21. 21.Ba3 axb4
  22. 22.Nxb4 Na5
  23. 23.Rdb1 Rc8
  24. 24.Nbc2 Bc7
  25. 25.Bb4 Bc6
  26. 26.Qe1 Ra8
  27. 27.Qf1 Bd7

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