Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 26th · 1966 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 26th
Site Moscow
Round 16
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

5r2/2p2r1k/1p1pb1q1/pP1Np1pp/P1P1P3/4QP2/5RPP/5RK1 b - - 16 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Be2 e6
  5. 5.c3 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.Nbd2 b6
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.Re1 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.Nc4 Qe8
  12. 12.Bd2 f6
  13. 13.Qe2 Kh8
  14. 14.Kh1 Qf7
  15. 15.Ng1 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 fxe5
  17. 17.f3 Nc5
  18. 18.Ne3 Qe8
  19. 19.Bc2 a5
  20. 20.Nh3 Bc8
  21. 21.Nf2 Be6
  22. 22.Qd1 Qf7
  23. 23.Ra3 Bd7
  24. 24.Nd3 Nxd3
  25. 25.Bxd3 Bh6
  26. 26.Bc4 Qg7
  27. 27.Re2 Ng8
  28. 28.Bxg8 Rxg8
  29. 29.Nd5 Bxd2
  30. 30.Rxd2 Be6
  31. 31.b4 Qf7
  32. 32.Qe2 Ra7
  33. 33.Ra1 Rf8
  34. 34.b5 Raa8
  35. 35.Qe3 Rab8
  36. 36.Rf1 Qg7
  37. 37.Qd3 Rf7
  38. 38.Kg1 Rbf8
  39. 39.Ne3 g5
  40. 40.Rdf2 h5
  41. 41.c4 Qg6
  42. 42.Nd5 Rg8
  43. 43.Qe3 Kh7
  44. 44.Qd2 Rgg7
  45. 45.Qe3 Kg8
  46. 46.Rd2 Kh7
  47. 47.Rdf2 Rf8
  48. 48.Qd2 Rgf7
  49. 49.Qe3

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