Tigran Petrosian vs Jan Smejkal

Moscow · 1981 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Jan Smejkal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D03)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

1r6/2r2pk1/2p3pp/p1np4/7P/R1P1P3/1P1RNPP1/6K1 w - - 9 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 d5
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.c3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 b6
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Qb3 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Rxe5
  14. 14.Nf3 Re8
  15. 15.Red1 Qe7
  16. 16.Nd4 Qc5
  17. 17.Bf3 Ne4
  18. 18.Bf4 Be5
  19. 19.Bxe5 Rxe5
  20. 20.Qa3 Qxa3
  21. 21.Rxa3 Re7
  22. 22.h4 Kg7
  23. 23.Ne2 h6
  24. 24.Nf4 c6
  25. 25.Rb3 Nc5
  26. 26.Rxb6 Nxa4
  27. 27.Rb3 Ba6
  28. 28.Rd2 Nc5
  29. 29.Rb6 Rc7
  30. 30.Be2 Bxe2
  31. 31.Nxe2 Nd7
  32. 32.Rb3 Nc5
  33. 33.Rb6 Nd7
  34. 34.Rb3 Nc5
  35. 35.Ra3 Rb8

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