Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 26th
Site	Moscow
Round	22
Date	1966.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q2r1k1/R2n1pb1/6p1/1pP2b2/3B3p/1BP2N1P/5QP1/6K1 w - - 6 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 b5
2. 2.e4 Bb7
3. 3.f3 a6
4. 4.Be3 e6
5. 5.Nd2 Nf6
6. 6.c3 Be7
7. 7.Bd3 d6
8. 8.a4 c6
9. 9.Ne2 Nbd7
10. 10.O-O O-O
11. 11.Ng3 Re8
12. 12.axb5 axb5
13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
14. 14.Qc2 Bf8
15. 15.b4 Qb8
16. 16.Nb3 g6
17. 17.Ra1 e5
18. 18.Qf2 d5
19. 19.dxe5 Nxe5
20. 20.Bc2 Bg7
21. 21.Ba7 Qc7
22. 22.Bb6 Qb8
23. 23.Ba7 Qc7
24. 24.Bb6 Qb8
25. 25.Ba7 Qc8
26. 26.Bd4 h5
27. 27.h3 h4
28. 28.Nf1 dxe4
29. 29.fxe4 Ned7
30. 30.Nfd2 c5
31. 31.Nxc5 Nxc5
32. 32.bxc5 Bxe4
33. 33.Bb3 Bf5
34. 34.Ra7 Nd7
35. 35.Nf3 Qb8

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