Tigran Petrosian vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch43 · 1975 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch43
Site Yerevan
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

3r4/pb2kpp1/1ppnn2p/8/1N2PP2/2N1K3/PP2B1PP/2R5 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Qb3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 Nd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.O-O N5b6
  13. 13.Qd3 e5
  14. 14.Rad1 Re8
  15. 15.Qe4 exd4
  16. 16.Qxe7 Rxe7
  17. 17.Rxd4 Nf6
  18. 18.Rd8+ Re8
  19. 19.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  20. 20.Nd4 Kf8
  21. 21.e4 Bd7
  22. 22.f3 Ke7
  23. 23.Kf2 Nd6
  24. 24.Nb3 Rd8
  25. 25.Nc5 Bc8
  26. 26.f4 Nd7
  27. 27.Nd3 Nf8
  28. 28.Ke3 Ne6
  29. 29.Rc1 b6
  30. 30.Nb4 Bb7

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