Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	World Championship 26th
Site	Moscow
Round	4
Date	1966.00.00
Opening	Catalan Opening (E08)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/2R4p/3p4/3r4/6P1/4KP1P/8 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.g3 d5
3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 Be7
5. 5.O-O O-O
6. 6.d4 c6
7. 7.b3 b6
8. 8.Bb2 Bb7
9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
10. 10.Qc2 Rc8
11. 11.Rad1 b5
12. 12.c5 b4
13. 13.Na4 Ba6
14. 14.Ne1 Bb5
15. 15.Nd3 a5
16. 16.a3 bxa3
17. 17.Bxa3 Rb8
18. 18.Rb1 Re8
19. 19.Nc3 Ba6
20. 20.Rfd1 Bf8
21. 21.e4 dxe4
22. 22.Nxe4 Bxd3
23. 23.Qxd3 Nd5
24. 24.Rdc1 N7f6
25. 25.Nd6 Bxd6
26. 26.cxd6 Qd7
27. 27.Qa6 Rec8
28. 28.Qxa5 Ne8
29. 29.Qc5 Rb5
30. 30.Qc4 Rbb8
31. 31.Qc5 Rb5
32. 32.Qc4 h6
33. 33.Rc2 Rbb8
34. 34.Rbc1 Nxd6
35. 35.Bxd6 Qxd6
36. 36.Bxd5 exd5
37. 37.Qa4 Rb6
38. 38.Rc5 Qe6
39. 39.b4 Rcb8
40. 40.Rxc6 Rxc6
41. 41.Qxc6 Qxc6
42. 42.Rxc6 Rxb4
43. 43.Kf1 Rxd4
44. 44.Ke2

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