Tigran Petrosian vs Samuel Reshevsky

Santa Monica · 1966 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 2
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/2r1q1p1/4p2p/1pNp1p1P/pQnP1P2/P3P1P1/1P3K2/1B5R w - - 29 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.Bd2 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.O-O Bd6
  13. 13.Qa4 a6
  14. 14.Bb4 Qe7
  15. 15.Bxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Rac1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Nd2 b5
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  19. 19.Qd1 Nb6
  20. 20.Nb3 Nc4
  21. 21.Qe2 Bc6
  22. 22.Nc5 a5
  23. 23.h4 a4
  24. 24.h5 h6
  25. 25.f4 f5
  26. 26.Rf2 Rf8
  27. 27.g3 Qe7
  28. 28.Rg2 Be8
  29. 29.Kf2 Rf6
  30. 30.Rh2 Rf8
  31. 31.Ke1 Rf6
  32. 32.Bb1 Rf8
  33. 33.Nd3 Qc7
  34. 34.Kf2 Rf6
  35. 35.Rh1 Rf8
  36. 36.Qe1 Qd6
  37. 37.Qc3 Rf7
  38. 38.Ba2 Rc7
  39. 39.Nc5 Re7
  40. 40.Bb1 Rc7
  41. 41.Qb4 Qe7

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