Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch28 · 1961 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch28
Site Moscow
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D25)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

6k1/pp1nbppp/4pn2/8/2qN4/1P2P3/PB1N1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.b3 c5
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Bb2 Rc8
  11. 11.Rc1 cxd4
  12. 12.Rxc8 Qxc8
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bxe2
  14. 14.Qxe2 Qb8
  15. 15.Rc1 Rc8
  16. 16.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  17. 17.Qc4 Qxc4

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