Tigran Petrosian vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 17
Date 1953.00.00
Opening King's Indian Attack (A08)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

3r4/p5bk/1p4q1/n1p1pr1p/4Q2P/2P3P1/PP3NK1/R1B1R3 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.d3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 c5
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 h6
  10. 10.Qe2 Be6
  11. 11.Ne1 Qb6
  12. 12.h3 Rad8
  13. 13.Kh2 Nh7
  14. 14.f4 Na5
  15. 15.Nef3 Bd7
  16. 16.Re1 Qc7
  17. 17.Nf1 b6
  18. 18.Ne3 Bc6
  19. 19.Ng4 Nf6
  20. 20.Nf2 Bb7
  21. 21.e5 Nh7
  22. 22.h4 h5
  23. 23.f5 Qd7
  24. 24.e6 Qd5
  25. 25.exf7+ Qxf7
  26. 26.fxg6 Qxg6
  27. 27.Ng5 Bxg2
  28. 28.Kxg2 e5
  29. 29.Qe4 Rf5
  30. 30.Nxh7 Kxh7

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