Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

Santa Monica · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 1
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/p1RR1pp1/7p/8/8/8/PP2r1PP/6K1 b - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Qa4 c5
  13. 13.Qa3 Rc8
  14. 14.Be2 Nd7
  15. 15.O-O Qf8
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Rc2 Qd6
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qb6
  19. 19.Nd2 Re8
  20. 20.Nb3 d4
  21. 21.Nxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Rxc5 dxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 Re7
  24. 24.Rb5 Qxe3+
  25. 25.Qxe3 Rxe3
  26. 26.Rxb7 Rxe2
  27. 27.Rcc7 Rd8
  28. 28.Rd7 Rc8
  29. 29.Rbc7

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