Tigran Petrosian vs Vladimir A Savon

URS-chT Moscow · 1972 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vladimir A Savon
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R2rk/5bb1/p1p1p3/P1B1Pp1p/1PP1pP2/8/2N3PP/6K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.Be2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d4 Be6
  8. 8.b3 h6
  9. 9.a4 Ne4
  10. 10.Bb2 Nd7
  11. 11.a5 a6
  12. 12.Qc2 f5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bf7
  14. 14.Ne2 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Ng5
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Qc7
  18. 18.f4 Ne4
  19. 19.Ba3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Bc5 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 Qd8
  23. 23.Nd4 Kh7
  24. 24.Qe1 e6
  25. 25.Qb4 Qd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Rd8
  27. 27.Bb6 Rg8
  28. 28.Qd6 Qe8
  29. 29.Nc2 g5
  30. 30.Qd7 Qf8
  31. 31.Qxb7 gxf4
  32. 32.Rd8 Be8
  33. 33.exf4 Kh8
  34. 34.b4 h5
  35. 35.Bc5 Qf7
  36. 36.Qxf7 Bxf7

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