Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 22
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3r4/2r2b2/1p3k1p/p5p1/3pB3/1P4P1/P2R1P1P/3R2K1 w - a6 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.Qd2 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Rd1 Be6
  11. 11.g3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bg2 Be7
  13. 13.O-O c6
  14. 14.Qc2 Rc8
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 f6
  17. 17.exf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Ne2 Qd6
  19. 19.Rd2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Qe7
  21. 21.Nf4 Bf7
  22. 22.Bh3 Rc7
  23. 23.Bf5 g5
  24. 24.Ne2 c5
  25. 25.e4 Bd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 cxd4
  27. 27.Qd3 dxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Kg7
  29. 29.Qf3 Qf6
  30. 30.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  31. 31.b3 a5

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