Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 4
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

1R6/5k2/3K4/4P3/4r3/8/8/8 w - - 6 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.Nd2 Rb8
  9. 9.a3 Ne8
  10. 10.e3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qc2 f5
  12. 12.b4 e5
  13. 13.Bb2 g5
  14. 14.Nd5 Ne7
  15. 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  16. 16.f4 Nf6
  17. 17.Rae1 h6
  18. 18.Nf3 Nh7
  19. 19.Bc3 Rbe8
  20. 20.Qb2 Bf6
  21. 21.b5 axb5
  22. 22.cxb5 Qg7
  23. 23.fxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.d4 e4
  25. 25.Ne5 Bxe5
  26. 26.dxe5 Be6
  27. 27.g4 Qg6
  28. 28.Qb1 Bd5
  29. 29.gxf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.Rxf5 Qxf5
  31. 31.Qd1 Qe6
  32. 32.Qh5 Re7
  33. 33.Bh3 g4
  34. 34.Bxg4 Rg7
  35. 35.h3 Qe7
  36. 36.Bb4 Qd7
  37. 37.Kh1 Be6
  38. 38.Rd1 Bxg4
  39. 39.Qxg4 Qxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Ng5
  41. 41.Kg2 Ne6
  42. 42.Kh3 Rf7
  43. 43.g5 hxg5
  44. 44.Kg4 b6
  45. 45.a4 Kg7
  46. 46.Kh5 g4
  47. 47.Kxg4 Kg6
  48. 48.a5 bxa5
  49. 49.Bxa5 Rf2
  50. 50.Bxc7 Nxc7
  51. 51.Rd6+ Kg7
  52. 52.b6 Ne8
  53. 53.Rd8 Rb2
  54. 54.Rxe8 Rxb6
  55. 55.Kf5 Kf7
  56. 56.Ra8 Ke7
  57. 57.Ra7+ Ke8
  58. 58.Kxe4 Rb4+
  59. 59.Kf5 Rb6
  60. 60.Rg7 Rb3
  61. 61.e4 Kf8
  62. 62.Ra7 Rb6
  63. 63.Rd7 Ke8
  64. 64.Rd6 Rb4
  65. 65.Rh6 Ra4
  66. 66.Rb6 Ke7
  67. 67.Rb7+ Ke8
  68. 68.Kf6 Rxe4
  69. 69.Ke6 Kf8
  70. 70.Rb8+ Kg7
  71. 71.Kd6 Kf7

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