Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 6
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/1pp1pQ1p/1b2P1p1/1P1PB3/7P/3q1PPK/8 w - - 21 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.e3 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 Nd7
  12. 12.a3 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 b6
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Be2 Rac8
  17. 17.b4 Rc7
  18. 18.Rc2 Ra8
  19. 19.Nd2 a5
  20. 20.Bf3 Ra7
  21. 21.Rb1 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 Qf8
  23. 23.h3 Qe7
  24. 24.Rcc1 Ba6
  25. 25.Qb3 Bb5
  26. 26.Ne4 Nf6
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  28. 28.Qb2 Qe7
  29. 29.Ra1 Rxa1
  30. 30.Rxa1 Ra7
  31. 31.Rxa7 Qxa7
  32. 32.Be4 Qe7
  33. 33.Qa3 g5
  34. 34.Qc3 Qd6
  35. 35.Bf3 Kf8
  36. 36.e4 Kg7
  37. 37.e5 Qe7
  38. 38.Be4 Qd8
  39. 39.Qa1 Qe7
  40. 40.Qa3 Qd8
  41. 41.Qa1 Qe7
  42. 42.Qc3 Qa7
  43. 43.Kh2 Qa2
  44. 44.Qf3 Qd2
  45. 45.Qf6+ Kg8
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Qf6+ Kg8

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