Tigran Petrosian vs Jan Smejkal

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal · 1979 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 15 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Jan Smejkal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rio de Janeiro Interzonal
Site Rio de Janeiro
Round 1
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 15
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/1p2ppbp/p1n3p1/q2b4/P2P4/Q1P1BN2/4BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 4 16

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.a4 Qa5
  10. 10.Qb3 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Be6
  13. 13.Qa3 a6
  14. 14.Be2 Nc6
  15. 15.Be3 Bd5

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