Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch27 · 1960 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 17
Date 1960.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E95)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b4k/2P3b1/3p3q/1NnBpr2/2P1Np1P/1p3P2/1P5R/Q5K1 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Re1 c6
  9. 9.d5 Nc5
  10. 10.Bf1 a5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Bg4
  14. 14.Re3 b5
  15. 15.dxc6 b4
  16. 16.Nb5 Nfxe4
  17. 17.c7 Qe7
  18. 18.Bd3 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 f5
  20. 20.Bc2 f4
  21. 21.gxf4 gxf4
  22. 22.Re1 Ra6
  23. 23.Be4 h5
  24. 24.Qc2 Qf6
  25. 25.Nd2 h4
  26. 26.f3 Bc8
  27. 27.Bd5+ Kh8
  28. 28.Ne4 Qh6
  29. 29.Re2 h3
  30. 30.gxh3 Rf5
  31. 31.Rh2 a4
  32. 32.h4 b3
  33. 33.axb3 axb3
  34. 34.Qd1 Rxa1
  35. 35.Qxa1

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