Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Rytov

Tallinn · 1979 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Rytov
Result 1-0
Event Tallinn
Site Tallinn
Round 13
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/2r2Bb1/1p1p1nP1/p3p2p/P1P4B/1P5P/6P1/4RR1K w - e6 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nc2 a6
  11. 11.f3 Ne5
  12. 12.b3 Rc8
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Qe1 Bc6
  15. 15.Rd1 Ned7
  16. 16.Kh1 Qc7
  17. 17.Nd4 b6
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc5
  19. 19.Bc2 Bb7
  20. 20.Qh4 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bg5 Qb8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Ne6
  23. 23.Nxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Qh3 e5
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.exd5 Rc7
  27. 27.f4 Qc8
  28. 28.f5 Rf8
  29. 29.Rf1 e4
  30. 30.Rde1 Nxd5
  31. 31.Bxe4 Nf6
  32. 32.Bd3 h5
  33. 33.Qh4 Qd7
  34. 34.fxg6 Qg4
  35. 35.Bf5 Qxh4
  36. 36.Be6+ Kh8
  37. 37.Bxh4 Ng8
  38. 38.Bf7 Nf6
  39. 39.h3 e5

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