Tigran Petrosian vs Leonid Shamkovich

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal · 1979 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Leonid Shamkovich
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rio de Janeiro Interzonal
Site Rio de Janeiro
Round 16
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/1bn1bn2/1p2pp1p/p2p2p1/P2P2P1/1PBBPPN1/5N1P/3K4 w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.c3 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Qb6
  7. 7.e3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Ne5 e6
  11. 11.Nd3 Qd8
  12. 12.b3 b6
  13. 13.Re1 Ba6
  14. 14.Bb2 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd2 Qe7
  16. 16.Rac1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bf1 Ne4
  18. 18.Qd1 Bb7
  19. 19.Ne2 Qe8
  20. 20.f3 Nd6
  21. 21.Qd2 Ne7
  22. 22.g4 Rxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Ne5 Rxc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Qc8
  26. 26.Qxc8+ Nexc8
  27. 27.Nf4 Bf6
  28. 28.Be2 Be7
  29. 29.Kf1 f6
  30. 30.Ned3 Kf7
  31. 31.Ke1 g5
  32. 32.Nh5 Bc6
  33. 33.Kd1 Nb5
  34. 34.a4 Nc7
  35. 35.Bc3 a5
  36. 36.Be1 Nd6
  37. 37.Ng3 h6
  38. 38.Bf1 Bb7
  39. 39.Bc3 Ke8
  40. 40.Nf2 Nf7
  41. 41.Bd3 Kf8

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