Tigran Petrosian vs Gennadi Sosonko

Biel Interzonal · 1976 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Gennadi Sosonko
Result 1-0
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 8
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E48)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rk2/pp3pR1/5B2/5P2/7P/1bN5/1P3PP1/n5K1 b - h3 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.a3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  8. 8.axb4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nxb4
  10. 10.O-O c5
  11. 11.Ne5 Qe7
  12. 12.Nxc4 Bd7
  13. 13.e4 cxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 e5
  15. 15.Qxe5 Qxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Be6
  17. 17.Nf3 Kg8
  18. 18.Nd4 Bc4
  19. 19.Rd1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bg5 Rc5
  21. 21.Nf5 Bb3
  22. 22.Bxf6 Rxf5
  23. 23.Rd4 Nc2
  24. 24.exf5 Nxa1
  25. 25.Rg4 Re8
  26. 26.Rxg7+ Kf8
  27. 27.h4

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