Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 26th · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 26th
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/1r4p1/2b2p1p/2k5/P1p1P1PP/2N1K3/P2R4/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Rc1 Be6
  12. 12.Qa4 c5
  13. 13.Qa3 Rc8
  14. 14.Be2 a5
  15. 15.O-O Na6
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rxa6
  19. 19.Ne2 a4
  20. 20.Rfd1 Qd6
  21. 21.Rd2 Be6
  22. 22.h3 Rc7
  23. 23.Nf4 c4
  24. 24.Qxd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.Ne2 a3
  26. 26.bxa3 Bf5
  27. 27.Nc3 Rcd7
  28. 28.Rd4 Kf8
  29. 29.f3 Ke7
  30. 30.Rcd1 Be6
  31. 31.Rb1 Ra6
  32. 32.a4 Kd6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kc5
  34. 34.Rd2 Ra5
  35. 35.Ke2 Bf5
  36. 36.e4 dxe4
  37. 37.fxe4 Rxd2+
  38. 38.Kxd2 Bd7
  39. 39.Rb7 Kc6
  40. 40.Rb8 Kc5
  41. 41.Rf8 Be6
  42. 42.Rb8 Bd7
  43. 43.Rb7 Kc6
  44. 44.Rb2 Kc5
  45. 45.Ke3 Ra7
  46. 46.Rd2 Bc6
  47. 47.g4 Rb7
  48. 48.Rf2 Rd7
  49. 49.Rd2 Rb7
  50. 50.h4 f6

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