Tigran Petrosian vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/1n2N3/p2p1pP1/P2Pp3/2N1P1P1/1n6/5K2 w - - 7 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Be2 c6
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nh4 Bxe2
  11. 11.Qxe2 d5
  12. 12.Nf5 Bb4
  13. 13.Bb2 Re8
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.d4 e4
  16. 16.Rfc1 Nb6
  17. 17.Nb5 Qd7
  18. 18.Ng3 Rec8
  19. 19.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  20. 20.Rc1 a6
  21. 21.Ba3 Bxa3
  22. 22.Nxa3 Ne7
  23. 23.Nb1 Rc8
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  25. 25.Qd2 g6
  26. 26.Qc3 Qxc3
  27. 27.Nxc3 Nd7
  28. 28.Nge2 b5
  29. 29.Nf4 Nb6
  30. 30.a4 bxa4
  31. 31.bxa4 a5
  32. 32.f3 f5
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf7
  34. 34.h4 h6
  35. 35.Nfe2 Nc6
  36. 36.Nc1 Nb4
  37. 37.Nb3 Nc4
  38. 38.f4 Nc2
  39. 39.Nd1 Ke7
  40. 40.Ke2 Kd6
  41. 41.Kf2 Kc6
  42. 42.Ke2 Kd6
  43. 43.Kf2 Nb4
  44. 44.Ke2 Nc6
  45. 45.Nc3 Na7
  46. 46.Nc5 Nc8
  47. 47.Nb7+ Kc7
  48. 48.Nc5 N8b6
  49. 49.Kf2 Kd6
  50. 50.Ke2 Ke7
  51. 51.Kf2 Kf6
  52. 52.Ke2 g5
  53. 53.hxg5+ hxg5
  54. 54.g3 Kg6
  55. 55.Kf2 Kh5
  56. 56.Ne6 Nb2
  57. 57.fxg5 Kg6
  58. 58.Kf1 Kf7
  59. 59.Nc5 Kg6
  60. 60.Ne6 Kf7

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